Ballarat police are investigating the cause of a suspicious pre-dawn fire along one of Ballarat's major arterials.
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Several callers to triple-zero raised the alarm at 5.45am on Wednesday to a blaze in a tree near the corner of Rubicon and Albert Street (Midland Highway) in Sebastopol.
Firefighters said it later spread to a fence at the back of a home.
Two fire trucks attended - including at least one from the Ballarat City Fire Rescue Victoria brigade (station 67).
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It took emergency services nine minutes to bring the blaze under control.
FRV said there were no threats to any buildings.
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Gabrielle Hodson
'All-rounder' journalist since 1993. I've worked in print, radio, TV & online as well as radio & TV producing and radio presenting. Working on Wadawurrung land. There are 7.9 billion stories out there. I'd love to hear yours...
'All-rounder' journalist since 1993. I've worked in print, radio, TV & online as well as radio & TV producing and radio presenting. Working on Wadawurrung land. There are 7.9 billion stories out there. I'd love to hear yours...
