BUSHFIRE crews in southern Tasmania have controlled a blaze which earlier threatened homes, and residents will be able to return to their houses.
A 250-hectare fire in the Derwent Valley, northwest of Hobart, prompted an emergency warning as temperatures hit the mid-30s and winds gusted to 50km/h on Monday evening.
Thirty-three crews and six water-bombing aircraft were deployed to battle the blaze, which started in a paddock near the small farming town of Gretna and was the only serious threat on a severe fire danger day in the state.
"The number of resources that were reallocated to this fire at the time really put us in a good stead to get on top of it early," Tasmania Fire Service senior station officer Phil Douglas told AAP.
"They've been able to stop the full spread of the fire much sooner than we'd anticipated.
"They're continuing to work in that area but... they're happy that they're controlling that fire.
"It no longer is impacting or threatening any houses or community."
"We are saying to people who may have relocated from that area that they're able to return to their homes."
The fire has been downgraded to advice level, while there are no reports of property being lost.
The Derwent Valley has been hit hard in Tasmania's worst bushfire season since 1967.
It was among the areas ablaze when nearly 200 properties were lost in early January, while a fire near Molesworth has been burning for nearly two weeks.
The temperature was still 29C in the area at 8pm (AEDT) on Monday but a cool change was expected overnight with about five millimetres of rain and a maximum of 19C forecast for Hobart on Tuesday.
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