Firefighters attack house fire in Melton South

UPDATE
23 September 2025

Donning Breathing Apparatus, crews worked together to attack the blaze, bringing the incident under control at 7.18pm.

Firefighters remained on scene to extinguish the remaining hotspots and ensure the safety of the area.

23 September 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident on Bridge Rd in Melton South at 5:16pm following multiple calls to Triple Zero (000) reporting a house fire.

Firefighter arrived on scene to find a single storey brick building fully involved in fire.

The roof of the large 50m x 50m building had collapsed and external firefighting has been aggressive.

Community warning has been issued for smoke in the area, and some evacuations have been undertaken due to this.

The building is an old, abandoned nursing home.

No injuries have been reported.

The local building surveyor has been requested to attend due to structural concerns.

FRV and CFA Firefighters are still actively extinguishing the fire which is yet to be brought under control.

The cause is yet to be determined.