An early Sunday morning blaze in Warburton destroyed one home and nearly another on Comongin Avenue as strong winds fuelled the fire.
Though the cause of the fire isn’t confirmed current investigations indicate an electrical fault could’ve started the fire.
Warburton CFA captain Ron McIntosh said the house was already engulfed in flames upon arrival and so fire crews focused on limiting the spread to nearby properties.
“When we arrived on scene it was fully engulfed,” he said.
“We then noticed that the fence between two properties were actually on fire as well, and that was pretty close to the corner of the house on Webb Street, so we quickly extinguished that.”
Luckily only one person was inside the house and managed to escape, however a dog living at the residence died inside the house.
“She [the owner] got out, but unfortunately the dog did not make it,” Mr McIntosh said.
The fire impinged on a neighbouring house and caused minor damage to the property’s garage.
Mr McIntosh stressed the importance of having working fire alarms.
“If you haven’t tested them [fire alarms] by now, test them, if they don’t work, replace them, if you haven’t got any, get some.”
“At the end of the day that’s the sort of thing that can save your life. ”
