FIRE Rescue Victoria (FRV) responded to a non-structure fire at 9.15pm on Swinburne Drive, Wangaratta after callers to triple zero reported a car fire near a house.
An FRV spokesperson said firefighters arrived on scene within six minutes to find a vehicle well alight with multiple seats of fire nearby.
"Crews quickly contained the fire, which was deemed under control at 9.32pm.
"The incident was treated as suspicious, and the scene was handed to Victoria Police.
"The power and gas company were requested to attend."
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One appliance from each of Bobinawarra, Milawa and Moyhu brigades attended the scene and brought the incident under control within 10 minutes.
There were no occupants in the vehicle or visibly nearby and the incident was handed over to police for further investigation.
Car loses wheel on Hume Freeway
A VEHICLE that lost is wheel on the Hume Freeway caused traffic delays for motorists on Saturday.
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No one was trapped or injured during the incident.
Rock climber rescued after fall at Mt Buffalo
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A Victoria Police spokesperson said the man climbed 20 meters up the falls, slipped and fell into a rock pool.
A joint response from FRV, CFA, SES, ambulance and police tool place to rescue the man during the incident at 12.20pm.
The SES Bright specialist high angle crew attended the scene to extricate the man.
Paramedics treated a man at the scene for upper body injuries.
He was transported by air ambulance to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
