Cooking sparks shed fire in Dallas

FRV crews were called to Rubicon Street just after 5pm, following multiple Triple Zero (000) calls reporting thick black smoke issuing from a house.

Published:
Sunday, 27 December 2020 at 6:02 am

Firefighters arrived at the Dallas home within six minutes to find a fire involving a tin shed at the rear of a property.

FRV crews surrounded the shed and worked quickly to knock down the flames.

The fire was declared under control 20 minutes after initial crews arrived, and is believed to have started on a spit barbeque.

At the height of the incident there were approximately 30 firefighters at the scene, supported by Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria.

There were no injuries reported at the scene.

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