A truck has been destroyed in a suspicious fire at a vacant block opposite Peter Stevens Motorworld.
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Ballarat City Fire Brigade senior station officer Darren Power said crews were called in to battle the blaze along Creswick Road at Soldiers Hill about 3am.
Firefighters used foams to prevent the fire from spreading, containing the blaze within 30 minutes.
Police attended and have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire, which has been deemed suspicious.
Senior Sergeant Wendy Lambert said fire investigators along with Ballarat police’s Crime Investigation Unit would team up to probe the incident.
Officers remained on scene as daylight broke.
The block was listed for sale in June.
Steel manufacturer William Barrett and Sons used to occupy the site.