Monday afternoon saw Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) crews respond to a house on fire in Boronia following multiple calls to Triple Zero.
Half of a residential home on Boronia was destroyed by a ‘well alight’ house fire, with local services getting the situation resolved quite quickly, with a cause yet to be found.
Gertonia Avenue Boronia was the site of a house fire on Monday 3 March at 3.09pm.
In a media release, a Fire Rescue Victoria spokesperson said crews arrived on scene within three minutes to find the single weatherboard house well alight, so additional resources were called for.
“FRV crews donned breathing apparatus and used multiple hoselines to attack the fire in the front section and roof space of the house,” they said.
The fire was deemed under control at 3.29pm, 17 minutes after FRV arrived on scene.
CFA Firefighters, VICPOL and Ambulance assisted firefighting operations on scene, with Commander Gary Oakley as Officer in Charge.
The spokesperson said that the front half of the home has been extensively damaged in the fire.
“The cause of the fire is not yet determined but it will be investigated by FRV fire investigators,” they said.
A Community Advice message was issued for smoke in the area and firefighters remained on scene for some time, to ensure the fire was fully extinguished.
