BURWOOD EAST, VIC. — Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) firefighters responded to an incident on Worthing Avenue, Burwood East, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a garage fire at 9.58pm yesterday.
Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes to find that the garage was well alight and spreading to the adjoining house, so the response was escalated to a second alarm.
Firefighters donned breathing apparatus and attacked the fire as it began to spread through the single-storey brick home.
Two occupants of the home were able to evacuate without injury.
The fire was deemed under control at 10:34pm.
The house was destroyed in the fire.
The cause of the fire is not yet known. It will be investigated by FRV specialists.
