The fire is threatening lives and homes in a semi-rural estate east of the city.
An emergency warning has been issued for a bushfire threatening lives and homes east of the West Australian city of Mandurah.
The fire was reported at 8:18am after starting in scrub near the Murray Aerodrome in the suburb of Nambeelup, about 60 kilometres south of Perth. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has issued a warning to people in an area west of Bush Retreat, north of Lakes Road, east of Greyhound Retreat and south of Readheads Road.Lakes Road has been shut between Patterson Road and Corio Road.
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