Some relief is in sight for firefighters battling a bushfire in Western Australia however it isn’t expected to extinguish the blaze which has burned down 86 homes. Warning levels were on Saturday lowered to “watch and act” for the Wooroloo which fire continues to burn in the Perth Hills area, northwest of Perth. The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) have declared the fire, which has covered the Perth region in a thick smoke, a catastrophe. Warnings remains in place residents for the Avon Valley National Park, Brigadoon, Bullsbrook, Gidgegannup, Upper Swan and Walyunga National Park. “Please note the Emergency Warning area has been downgraded to a Watch and Act,” the Department of Fire and Emergencies said. “The bushfire is largely contained and controlled, except for a small area of within the containment lines south of the Clenton Road area. People in or around Clenton Road, O’Brien Road and Ewing Road need to be aware that there is still active fire in the area. “A large number of suburbs are no longer in the bushfire warning area, however the situation may change quickly.”