Firefighters contain significant house fire in Hillside

At 9.21pm, Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) responded to an incident on Whitmore Place, Hillside, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.

CFA crews were also in attendance.

Firefighters arrived on scene within minutes to find the 10m x 10m single-storey brick veneer house heavily involved with fire at the rear of home.

Ambulance Victoria were requested to attend for multiple patients in the care of FRV crews, who had self-evacuated prior to FRV’s arrival.

A crew of 30 firefighters worked together to attack the blaze, bringing the incident under control at 9.57pm.

The blaze was contained to the rear living areas of the property, with severe heat and smoke damage affecting the remaining areas.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation but has not been deemed suspicious.

FRV will remain on scene to fully extinguish any remaining hot spots.

Victoria Police were also in attendance.

A Community Advice was issued due to smoke affecting nearby areas.