Firefighters responded to a house fire at Kirkbride Way at Craigieburn shortly before 7am this morning after multiple calls to triple zero.
Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) firefighters arrived on the scene within three minutes to find a single storey brick home well alight. Additional resources were called for, and the fire was escalated to a second alarm.
An occupant was able to evacuate from the burning home.
The house had smoke alarms installed, but it’s believed they were not in working order.
Ambulance Victoria treated one person on the scene for minor smoke inhalation.
Firefighters donned breathing apparatus (BA) and began an internal attack on the fire, which had taken hold in over half of the house.
The fire was deemed under control at 7.17am, 17 minutes after firefighters arrived.
The house was severely damaged in the blaze.
The fire started from a candle inside the home.
