Apocalypse Perth : Sunday afternoon Perth sky is something from a Hollywood disaster film

No, it’s not a scene from the end-of-days’ film ‘These Final Hours‘ but an out of control bushfire, easterly winds and water vapor.

A bushfire just outside of Perth has created a spooky haze over the city, in what some are calling an “apocalyptic” scene.

Around 12pm a thick smoke haze, dark red in colour, was seen above the city as winds pushed smoke over the CBD and the coast.

Social media flooded with pictures and video of the sky; the bushfire haze mixing with dark clouds rolling in to create a bizarre scene, above our normally blue, pollution free sky.

50 or more firefighters were at the scene of a massive blaze at Mundaring and surrounds.

A number of crews were called to control the fire in the Perth Hills and people were being told to avoid the area, as roads closed. Those closed include Gorrie Road, Firewood Road from Mundaring Weir Road, Smit Road from Yarra Road and the Bibbulmun Track between the Hills Forest and Mt Dale, ABC Perth said.

Emergency updates: emergency.wa.gov.au

Image Credit: Kathy Mathieson

Smoke continues to move across Perth as a Watch & Act remains in place for Mundaring Weir Village, near Mundaring Weir Road between Firewood Road & Lockwood Road.

A Bushfire Advice is also current for 12km south-east of Mundaring.

Full alerts https://t.co/v9GYWWrJRJ #perthnews pic.twitter.com/H7kUCPxn6G

— DFES (@dfes_wa) January 14, 2018

Please be aware of the current road closures & stay up to date by visiting – https://t.co/kYmMHBgrVw #MundaringWeir #sawyersfire pic.twitter.com/HpGVwtSdlE

— Mundaring Police (@MundaringPol) January 14, 2018

Felt like I was driving into an apocalypse today.. #perth #perthfire pic.twitter.com/e7hqcFYDPY

— Emily (@Emilitaa23) January 14, 2018

Red haze over Perth CBD at Elizabeth Quay

A post shared by Carol Looker Bryant (@carollooker) on Jan 14, 2018 at 1:06am PST

A post shared by David Tilley (@dtilley_92) on Jan 14, 2018 at 1:07am PST

Sawyers Valley fire changing the perth skyline. Stay safe those in the hills. One of three images from a pano, check my profile. #perth #perthisok #perthlife #perthnow #bushfire

A post shared by Chris Stowe (@chrisstoweau) on Jan 14, 2018 at 1:10am PST

BOM Perth shares the smoke haze as seen on radar

Pretty big fire showing up on #Perth radar. https://t.co/5wW0IAwVYN pic.twitter.com/fOKDhTKDj5

— Neil Bennett (@cneilb) January 14, 2018

Perth Observatory is close to the fire.

#Perth #WA a bit concerning but the Observatory isn’t in immediate danger at the moment. Hopefully the back burning done back in the winter will protect us if it come this way

Good luck to @WAParksWildlife, @dfes_wa and the local fighter teams fighting the bushfire #perthnews pic.twitter.com/qFu3Kn66KB

— Perth Observatory (@perthobs) January 14, 2018