Ten units attended the Creswick fires at one stage during the afternoon. Photo: Dylan Burns
A car that had been set alight and abandoned near Creswick Forest quickly spread into the nearby forest at Creswick on Sunday afternoon.
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A CFA spokesperson confirmed the fire in Railway Road, Creswick, had started at 2.09pm and was attended at one stage by 10 fire tankers from surrounding fire brigades.
Smoke billows from the fire in the pine forest at Creswick. Dry undergrowth fuelled the fire. Photo: Dylan Burns
The spokesperson said the fire had taken some time to bring under control and had spread quickly in the dry undergrowth of the pine forest.
There was no risk to people or property but Forest Fire Management had been alerted to attend the scene, he said.
Emergency services join fire crews at Creswick where two fires were burning on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Dylan Burns
A smaller fire in Princes Street, Creswick, started about 2.45pm but was quickly brought under control.
