<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some properties were under threat in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span>'s east as emergency crews battled a fast-moving </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bushfires" rel="" target="" title="bushfire"><span>bushfire</span></a><span> in the Lakes this evening.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There were unconfirmed reports of one house already being lost in the blaze, which has already burnt through about 560 hectares.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Large sheds and water tanks have also been destroyed by the fire, which started about 2.20pm on New Year's Day.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.emergency.wa.gov.au/" rel="" target="" title="FOR THE LATEST BUSHFIRE UPDATES VISIT THE WA EMERGENCY SITE HERE"><strong><span>FOR THE LATEST BUSHFIRE UPDATES VISIT</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>THE WA EMERGENCY SITE HERE</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One firefighter was injured battling the blaze, suffering minor burns to his arm, as about 150 crews tackled the fire from the ground and the air.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Urban search and rescue teams will be heading to the area to determine the full extent of the property loss. The fire has also come within several hundred metres of Acacia Prison.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're very confident the prison is defendable and safe at the moment," Murray McBride from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/the-lakes-bushfires-perth-properties-under-threat-from-fast-moving-bushfire-western-australia/10dbeeb3-0786-410f-8d4a-c4b5daca2c1c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier, crews were facing very windy conditions, which prompted emergency warnings.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As the wind has subsided, fire warnings have been downgraded with a watch and act still in place with a threat to live and homes still possible.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Please note the alert level for this fire has been downgraded, due to easing weather conditions," Emergency WA said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Great Eastern Highway between The Lakes Roadhouse and Linley Valley Road is closed. Heavy vehicles travelling west are encouraged to stop at El Caballo Roadhouse or find an alternative route."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An evacuation centre has been opened at Northam Recreation Centre for those who need to leave.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" title="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><strong><span>Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" title="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU" title="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>