Fire breaks out at workshop burns cars, bins

Ballarat City Fire Station station officer Damian Nestor said three units were called to the Orion Street, Sebastopol blaze at 2.15pm.

Firefighters were initially concerned the fire could spread due to the flammable natures of items within the property.

The fire burned gauze and scrub along the property’s fence line and burned a few bins and cars. 

Mr Nestor said firefighters were quick to control the blaze which expelled a significant amount of smoke.

Firefighters could not yet confirm the cause of the blaze.