Firefighters battle building fire in Altona North

At 3.28am, Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) responded to an incident at Bayside P-12 College in Altona North, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a building fire.

Firefighters arrived on scene to find an 8 x 3 building within the school grounds fully involved in fire.

Crews donned Breathing Apparatus to attack the blaze, bringing the incident under control at 3.44am.

Victoria Police were requested to attend the incident for suspicious circumstances.

FRV remained on scene for several hours to fully extinguish the fire, before handing the scene over to Victoria Police.