A bushfire continues to burn out of control north of Dongara. Picture: @abcmidwestwa/Twitter Source: Supplied
AT least 70 firefighters continue to battle a bushfire that has burned through more than 900 hectares near Dongara in WA's Mid-West.
People north of Dongara have been warned to leave the area or get ready to actively defend their homes as a bushfire tears through the area.
The blaze was reported just after 8am after it started near Bonniefield Road East and began burning towards the Brand Highway.
Late in the morning, the fire jumped the highway and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services issued a watch-and-act alert.
Tonight the watch-and-act alert remains in place for people 15 km north of Dongara and authorities warn the blaze is not yet under control.
At least 50 firefighters from the Volunteer Bushfire Service and Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service are on the scene to protect assets and conduct backburns.
The bushfire is moving slowly in a south-westerly direction but tonight remains out of control and unpredictable.
"If you are not prepared or you plan to leave, leave now if the way is clear," a DFES spokesman said.
Flames up to eight metres high have been reported and spot fires are starting ahead of the blaze, which was started by lightning.
DFES has upgraded the fire danger rating from very high to severe.
"It is quite dangerous," a DFES spokesman said.
"No structures have been impacted but there is a real threat."
He said the area had many hobby farm blocks and homesteads.
Brand Highway remains closed from the Mount Horner West Road intersection to the Showground Road intersection.
Loaders, grazers and dozers have spent the day constructing containment lines.
Authorities have issued a total fire ban and an extreme fire danger warning for several shires in the regions tomorrow.
Friday's weather forecast for the Mid-West region anticipates isolated showers and thunderstorms in the southeast during the morning and a mostly sunny afternoon.
The Bureau predicts east to northeasterly winds between 20-30km/h, turning north to northwesterly 25-35km/h early in the morning, before an afternoon sea breeze.
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