Heritage-listed RSL building gutted by blaze in Ivanhoe

By Ebony Bowden, Melissa Cunningham
Updated April 21 2017 - 9:03pm, first published 8:42pm
The Age, News 21/04/2017, picture by Justin McManus. Fire has gutted the Ivanhoe RSL. Lizzy James who owns a yoga studio based in the RSL building. There was a class in progress when the fire started. Photo: Justin McManus
The Age, News 21/04/2017, picture by Justin McManus. Fire has gutted the Ivanhoe RSL. Lizzy James who owns a yoga studio based in the RSL building. There was a class in progress when the fire started. Photo: Justin McManus

A large fire, which gutted a heritage-listed RSL building in Melbourne's east, was caused by an electrical fault in a ceiling fan in the changerooms, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade said.

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