Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) firefighters responded to a structure fire at Preston Street, Coburg, after several calls to triple-zero (000) reported a house fire yesterday.
Firefighters arrived on the scene within five minutes to find thick black smoke issuing from the roof of the two-storey weatherboard house. The response was escalated.
Crews donned breathing apparatus and began accessing the fire on the second floor and preventing fire spread to adjoining properties.
The fire-affected residence was not occupied at the time of the fire, but there were several occupants inside adjoining apartments who evacuated safely before they were assessed by Ambulance Victoria.
The fire was deemed under control at 11.23am yesterday.
At the peak of the response, ten appliances and 30 firefighters were on scene.
The cause of the fire is not yet known and is being investigated by FRV’s Fire Investigation Unit.
