A wildfire that tore across the outskirts of an Australian city destroyed at least 41 homes and damaged another 19.

Wildfires tore across the outskirts of an Australian city today, destroying at least 35 homes and injuring a firefighter, authorities said.

Wildfires tore through the suburbs of an Australian city today, destroying a number of homes.

WILDFIRES possibly sparked by fallen power lines roared across a swath of western Australia yesterday, razing almost 40 homes and sending hundreds of people fleeing for their lives, officials and witnesses said. At least three people were injured.

Two women were killed as a massive wildfire swept through Western Australia, destroying thousands of acres of farmland.