Two people have died and 143 properties have been destroyed in the fire with a perimeter of 226 kilometers burn today in the southern region of the state of Western Australia (west).
Fatalities in the absence of the final forensic results, are two Australian 77 and 73 years old whose burned bodies were discovered yesterday in the town of Yarloop (550 inhabitants), according to local broadcaster ABC.
The fires, which began last Wednesday, reached on Friday Yarloop, located between those of Waroona (2,150 inhabitants) and Harvey (2600 inhabitants).
Firefighters, when they could enter on Saturday found two bodies in the charred remains of a house.
Brad Okay, Department of Fire and Emergency Services said today they expect to see during the day if containment lines have been drawn to control fires work.
It said the main danger lies north of the line marking Waroona and Forrest Highway in Lake Clifton area and south of Harvey.
The weather conditions between Saturday night and Sunday morning have favored the work of firefighters.
Fires, accidental or deliberate, are common in Australia during the austral summer.
The worst experienced in the country in recent decades occurred in early February 2009 in the state of Victoria (southeast) and caused 173 dead and 414 wounded, and burned an area of 4,500 square kilometers. EFE