More than 70 firefighters have managed to contain a bushfire in Perth's north-east but urge residents not to return to their homes.
THREAT: A Helitac water bomber fighting the fire near The Vines. Source: PerthNow
ELLENBROOK: Fire is threatening homes near Ellenbook and The Vines in the Swan Valley. Source: PerthNow
PerthNow reader Rebecca Monahan sent in pictures of a bushfire in Upper Swan. Source: PerthNow
Nine News reporter Andrew Nelson tweeted this aerial image of the Upper Swan bushfire. Source: PerthNow
A bushfire is threatening homes and lives in Upper Swan. Picture: Rebecca Monahan Source: PerthNow
REISDENTS of Swan Valley suburbs on Perth's northeastern fringes have praised firefighters for containing a fast-moving, out-of-control blaze that burnt 150 hectares of bushland.
The cause of the fire, which began in Upper Swan, is being investigated.
Residents of the golf-course suburb The Vines were called by emergency services with a watch and act warning just after midday, advising them a fire was approaching.
Less than half an hour later, the alert had jumped to emergency level in the northern part of the suburb and residents were told they needed to act immediately to survive, but that it was too late to leave.
Many were already evacuating as water bombers refilled from the golf course lakes amid fears the wind could help push the fire west to northern Ellenbrook.
The blaze was contained by nightfall but firefighters are still working to prevent it jumping containment lines.
One residents told talkback that the growing suburbs of Ellenbrook and The Vines, home to some 20,000 people, needed more access roads and would have been a ``deathtrap'' if a mass emergency had been required.
While the phone alert service worked well, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services website was overloaded with people also checking for alerts for Cyclone Rusty in the Pilbara, so redirected people to its Twitter account.
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The fire started at Upper Swan, between the intersection of Great Northern Highway and Apple Road at about 11.30am but it quickly escalated and an emergency was declared at 1pm.
A relocation point was set up at Altone Park Recreation Centre at 332 Benara Road, Beechboro but that has now been shut down and people are free to return to their homes.
PerthNow reader Adam Zauch sen this image of the Upper Swan bushfire from the porch of his Ellenbrook home. Source: PerthNow
Earlier yesterday, one resident affected by the fire told PerthNow she had received an a call on her home phone just after 1pm, saying 'Emergency, emergency, all residents in The Vines and Ellenbrook evacuate immediately due to bushfire.'
Another resident of The Vines said the water bombers were an impressive sight, and said they took heart that there were plenty of lakes for them to draw from.
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