Casuarina Prison is under threat as firefighters battle an out of control bushfire in Perth’s south.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services issued a watch and act warning for residents bound by Orton Road to the north, Casuarina Road to the east, Mortimer Road to the south, and Nicholas Drive across to Orton Road to the west, in parts of Casuarina, in the City of Kwinana, about 12.20pm on Wednesday.

The blaze — first reported about 11.30am on Wednesday — is out of control and unpredictable, and has already razed about three hectares of land.

It is moving in a north-easterly direction, with volunteer and courier firefighters and at least two waterbombers actively fighting the blaze.

“There is a possible threat to lives and homes as a fire is burning in the area and conditions are

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