Firefighters bring Mentone shop fire under control

At 22.50 on Friday 7 November, Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) responded to an incident on Como Parade, Mentone, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a shop fire.

FRV crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find a two storey 8mx30m brick building containing a shop fully engulfed, with the fire threatening to spread to adjoining businesses in the shopping strip.

Firefighters requested an additional aerial appliance to assist FRV operations to access the fire and prevent it from spreading into the roof spaces.

Occupants from adjoining first floor residences evacuated safely.

At 23.30, crews gained entry to the building and attacked the fire internally.

The fire was brought under control 1 hour and 40 minutes after FRV first arrived on scene.

FRV crews will remain on site for most of Saturday morning, monitoring for any flare ups within the structure.

No injuries have been reported at this stage.

The cause of the fire is suspicious and Victoria Police will lead the investigation.

Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria were on scene assisting FRV operations.