Ballarat firefighters were kept busy overnight at a rubbish fire in Bacchus Marsh.
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Firefighters were called to a fire at a private property in Maddingley at 3.20am on Saturday.
A Ballarat City Fire Station spokesperson said the burning pile of rubbish and recycling material was 20 metres by 30 metres in size.
The fire was brought under control at 6am and extinguished completely by 8am.
The spokesperson said 15 appliances attended the incident, including a Ballarat City firefighting appliance, specialist breathing apparatus appliance and a hazardous materials appliance from Lucas Fire Station.
Police, ambulance and SES were also at the scene.
A fire investigator has been called to determine the cause of the fire.
