Household goods catch fire outside Ballarat East home
An investigator will look into a house fire after Ballarat firefighters found a pile of household goods alight outside a shed on Humffray St.
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A fire investigator has been called to the scene of a house fire in Ballarat East that broke out on Tuesday afternoon.
One Ballarat CFA unit and FRV firefighters responded to the blaze on Humffray Street at 1.34pm.
A CFA spokesman said crews discovered a pile of household goods which had caught fire outside of a shed.
The fire was brought under control within 10 minutes.
Victoria Police were notified and Humffray St was closed on either side of the property as firefighters worked.
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