BY ASHLEY GEELAN
A 29-year-old Diamond Creek man is expected to be charged after police were called to reports of a fire in Diamond Creek yesterday.
Diamond Creek police swiftly arrived at an Edmonds Street property to find a recently extinguished fire at about 6:40pm.
It is believed that a man had deliberately lit a fire intending to burn off branches cut from trees on the property.
Police were alarmed that the incident had occurred during a fire danger period in effect for Nillumbik Shire Council.
The Diamond Creek man was interviewed by police.
He is expected to be charged on summons with lighting a fire during the declared fire danger period.
