A bushfire in the Perth hills has been controlled and an evacuation order has been downgraded to watch and act.
The blaze is burning within containment lines in High Wycombe, 18km northeast of the city, at the foot of the hills and close to Perth Airport.
"There is a possible threat to lives and homes as a fire is approaching in the area and conditions are changing," the updated warning issued on Wednesday afternoon said.
An earlier emergency warning had instructed residents in the path of a bushfire to leave, with homes under threat.
The fire started near the intersection of Sultana Road West and Smokebush Place east of the airport.
Perth has endured a week of scorching temperatures, with the airport area reaching 39.5C at about 1pm on Wednesday.
The fire comes two days after another blaze destroyed a home in the Chidlow area, about 40km to the east.
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