A bushfire that was threatening homes in Dwellingup, south of Perth, has been contained.
The blaze, which is believed to have been started when a burn-off on private land went wrong, prompted a watch and act alert for people near Pinjarra Williams Road in the eastern part of Dwellingup.
But within an hour and a half, the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) had downgraded the alert to an advice, saying the fire had been contained but not controlled.
"There is no threat to lives or homes but there is a lot of smoke in the area," DPaW said.
Pinjarra Williams Road is closed from the Dwellingup townsite to the Bannister-Marradong Road, Boddington.
Motorists have been advised to avoid the area.
The bushfire, which was reported at 11:40am (WST), is moving slowly in a south-westerly direction and has burnt through 15 hectares.
DPaW said 30 firefighters were on the scene using a front-end loader, a bulldozer and water bombers.
