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- Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 6:49 am
More than 30 FRV firefighters responded to a house fire in Heidelberg West overnight.
The fire was reported at 4.36am and crews arrived at the Southern Road scene within six minutes.
Upon arrival, crews found a 15-metre by 15-metre brick home fully alight, with the fire having entered the roof space of the premise.
Firefighters immediately escalated the response, sending additional appliances and crews – including aerial appliances.
Wearing breathing apparatus, crews attacked the fire.
At 5.03am the roof of the property collapsed. All firefighting operations were conducted externally to ensure the safety of responding crews.
Firefighters brought the incident under control at 5.09am.
No people were located at the scene.
Firefighters remain on scene to fully extinguish the fire.
The fire has been deemed suspicious and will be investigated by Victoria Police.
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