THREE wheelie bins were destroyed in an overnight fire at Ballarat Secondary College’s Wendouree campus overnight.
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Ballarat City Fire Brigade officers were called to the scene just after 11.30pm and found the bins on fire in a courtyard, with one already having spread to a seat nearby.
Station officer Jarrod Allan said the fires were quickly brought under control, but said it could have been a lot worse had the fires spread to any one of the buildings nearby.
“If it had have gone under a verandah or alcove, it wouldn’t have taken much to burn,” he said.
“It’s not very common that something like this happened, but it could have been a lot worse, there were no injuries.”
Police are investigating the cause of the fires which are believed to have been deliberately lit.
Anyone with information, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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