FAWKNER, VIC. — Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) firefighters responded at 12.46am to multiple reports of a building fire on Sydney Road, Fawkner.
Firefighters arrived within 6 minutes to find a shop housing a wholesale rug business, Melbourne Design Rugs, well alight.
With the fire beginning to spread into a neighbouring business, firefighters called for extra resources and escalated the response to a second alarm ar 12.48am.
The fire has severely damaged the rug wholesale store Melbourne Design Rugs and a bathroom retail business, Highgrove Bathrooms.
Firefighters remained on scene throughout the night to fully extinguish the fire.
Forty firefighters battled the “significant” blaze on Sydney Rd from 12:45am throughout the night as it threatened to spread to other businesses.
A total of seven pumpers, two telebooms, a rescue unit and two auxiliary vehicles were brought in to get the fire under control.
Ambulance Victoria also attended, but there were no reports of injuries.
The incident has been deemed suspicious and handed to Victoria Police investigators.
