A bushfire burning in scrubland in WA's South West, about 15 kilometres north of Leschenault is threatening lives and homes and the alert level has been raised to an emergency warning.
The warning includes people in an area bounded by Treasure Road, Wellesley Road North and Old Coast Road north of Kemerton, in the Shire of Harvey.
If you are in this area the Department of Fire and Emergency Services says you should leave now if the way is clear.A watch and act alert level applies to the area bounded by Runnymede Road, Wellesley Road North and Rhodes Road.
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