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A HOUSE has gone up in flames in Rosebud on 20 March with all those inside lucky to escape.Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), alongside firefighters from CFA responded to the blaze just before 9pm at Ninth Avenue in Rosebud after receiving multiple triple-zero calls of a large fire. “Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes to find the upper level of two storey house engulfed in flames,” an FRV spokesperson said. “Crews worked quickly to extinguish the fire on the upper level of the house before attacking hot spots on the lower level.” The occupants safely evacuated the building and were…

A CAPEL Sound house has gone up in flames in a blaze suspected to have been sparked by an e-scooter battery.Country Fire Authority and Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to the incident at Wynne St after a caller to triple-0 reported the fire just after 3am on 29 January. “Firefighters arrived at the Wynne St scene within seven minutes, finding the property well alight,” an FRV spokesperson said. Those inside the home at the time managed to evacuate safely.“Crews conducted an aggressive external attack on the fire, bringing it under control at 3.26am,” the spokesperson said. Firefighters also contended with…