Fire breaks out near Jacob’s Ladder

Department of Fire and Emergency Services crews are on the scene after a fire broke out near Jacob’s Ladder in West Perth this afternoon.

The fire, reported shortly before 2.50pm, is understood to have started near Cliff Street and is currently spreading upward and close to homes.

Over a dozen emergency service vehicles are currently on the scene of the incident.

A DFES bushfire watch and act alert was issued for people in the area bounded by Bellevue Terrace, Mount Street and Mitchell Freeway at 3.34pm.

A subsequent update at 4.59pm said there was no longer a threat to lives and homes. 

Firefighters are actively fighting the fire, and roads may be closed. Cliff Street has been closed. 

It comes the week after a number of suspicious bushfires were lit in Kings Park, resulting in an ongoing WA Police investigation.

The cause of today’s fire is currently unknown.

The fire started just over an hour after DFES issued a severe weather warning for parts of the Perth metropolitan and south west regions, with a high pressure system expected to hit tonight and on Friday morning.