UPDATE: Rural crews still on scene at Cunningham Hwy
UPDATE 5.10PM : Six rural crews are still on the scene at the Cunningham Hwy in Karara.
Two urban crews left the incident earlier, as firefighters have managed to contain the fire to an area between the railway and the highway.
They are currently conducting backburning on both sides of the creek to contain it and prevent it from spreading.
ORIGINAL: FIRECREWS are currently responding to a fire in Karara.
The blaze is burning one-kilometre west of the township, with rural and urban crews responding to the incident.
Currently there is no threat to property by the fire with a 500-metre front, as more appliances are being sent to the scene, however there is a threat if the fire jumps over a river.
More information will follow as it comes to hand.