Giant blaze destroys 60 vehicles at Pickles auction yard in Perth

A huge fire at Pickles auction yard in Perth has destroyed 60 cars. Photograph: Jacey Knowles

A giant plume of black smoke billowed over the Perth suburb of Bibra Lake on Friday night as a blaze engulfed cars at a Pickles auction yard.

The fire destroyed 60 salvage vehicles and associated racking, in addition to residual damage to vehicles immediately surrounding the blaze.