Police have launched an investigation into a suspected arson attack where a vehicle was torched in a carport at Ballarat East on Wednesday.
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Ballarat City Fire Station senior officer Shane Phillips said firefighters were called out to the blaze at a Kingsley Court address about 7am.
"It was a car on fire in a carport attached to a house, so it came in as a structure fire," he said.
Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire within five minutes but the car was written off.
Police inspected the scene and remained along the street into the morning as detectives collected evidence.
Investigators confirmed the fire was being treated as suspicious.
A man was at home when the car was set alight but the offender managed to escape.
The investigation is ongoing.
