In spite of these very impressive photos of a bushfire in Australia, the reports we have seen indicate that it started Sunday morning and had been knocked down but not contained by nightfall — no homes had been lost at that time. The fire was fought by several fire crews and water-dropping helicopters. It burned at least 140 hectares (346 acres) northeast of Perth in Western Australia.
![Perth fire](https://wildfiretoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Perth-fire-Photo-by-Cate-White.jpg)