Suspicious Moolap factory fire, police investigating

A Moolap factory has been destroyed after a suspicious fire on Monday.

A factory has been destroyed after a suspicious fire in Moolap on Monday.

Emergency services were called to Buckley Grove just after midnight and found the factory fully alight.

Fire crews spent 90 minutes bringing the blaze under control.

Footage from the scene show thick smoke billowing from the brick building.

The roof of the factory had collapsed but a shed and part of a red brick exterior remained standing.

It is understood the factory manufactured bricks.

Construction materials, including pallets of stone paving and bricks, could be seen outside the building which had burnt down.

A factory in Buckley Grove, Moolap has been destroyed in a suspicious blaze overnight. Picture: Alan Barber

Crews continued to hose the smouldering factory. Picture: Alan Barber

A police spokeswoman said a fire investigator attended the scene on Monday to determine the cause of the blaze.

“The fire will be treated as suspicious until a cause is determined,” the spokeswoman said.

As of 8am Monday, parts of the factory continued to smoulder and fire crews were seen hosing down the roof.

It comes after a string of fires in the Geelong region.

Crews were called to Corio on Friday after flames and thick smoke could be seen billowing from the Chaffey Sq home.

A large crowd had gathered at the scene, with some onlookers pepper-sprayed by police.

Less than 24 hours later, an allegedly stolen ute went up in flames just metres from a home in Corio.

Police allege the vehicle was stolen from a home in Lara in late March before it was went up in flames on Purnell Rd.

A 23-year-old man was arrested at the scene and charged with theft of a motor vehicle and was bailed to appear before the Geelong Magistrates’ Court.

Anyone with information surrounding the factory blaze should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Originally published as Suspicious Moolap factory fire, police investigating