Hundreds of firefighters are battling a massive bushfire threatening multiple communities north of Perth.The fire is moving in a westerly direction towards the coastal fishing towns of Cervantes, Wedge and Grey.

The large coastal bushfire has been burning since Monday and authorities are preparing for more ‘very challenging’ conditions.

Nervous residents in a string of coastal communities north of Perth have been urged to shelter in place, as a bushfire front edges closer to a number of towns.The fire, which has burned through more than 68,

The volunteer aged in his 60s was at the scene of the fire near Wedge Island which is about 150km north of the city when he was injured. He was flown to Fiona Stanley Hospital in a stable condition yesterday afternoon.

An evacuation warning remains in place as an enormous bushfire bears down on the town of Cervantes on the coast of Western Australia.

An emergency warning is still in place for a blaze threatening the town of Cervantes, 200 kilometres north of Perth, with strong winds and high temperatures expected to test fire crews today.