Firefighters control blaze east of Perth

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Authorities have brought a bushfire that was threatening homes east of Perth under control.

The fast-moving fire broke out about 85 kilometres north-east of Perth and threatened about 50 homes in the Wicklow and Dumbarton estates near Toodyay.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services says the fire is not contained, but there is no longer a threat to lives and homes.

More than 150 firefighters were sent to the scene along with four water bombers.

Incident controller Sven Anderson says firefighters are not letting their guard down.

"There's still a fair bit of work to do here working on containment lines and just ensuring it's not going to go any further," he said.

Nearly 40 homes were destroyed in the 2009 Toodyay fire and Mr Anderson says lessons have been learnt since then.

"Some of the lessons learnt from the last fire or the last few have certainly made Toodyay a lot more aware and a lot more prepared for incidents such as this," he said.

The cause of the fire is not known.

Map: Bushfire near Toodyay

Topics: bushfire, toodyay-6566

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