Suspicious fire breaks at old Castlemaine Secondary College Etty St campus

Firefighters battled a blaze which broke out at an old Castlemaine school campus at the weekend, with the fire now being treated as suspicious.

The Castlemaine Secondary College campus on Etty St, pictured in 2010. Picture: Google Maps

Police have set up a crime scene at an old school building in Castlemaine where a suspicious fire broke out at the weekend.

Emergency services were called to a building fire at the former Castlemaine Secondary College Etty St campus about 10.45pm on Saturday.

Firefighters found two portable buildings “well alight”, a CFA spokesman said.

With 11 CFA vehicles present, they brought the blaze under control before midnight and the scene was handed to Victoria Police due to “suspicious circumstances”.

Nobody was inside the building at the time of the fire.

A crime scene was established and police continue to investigate.

Anyone with information was urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online.

The Bureau of Meteorology recorded a maximum temperature of 32.5 degrees in Castlemaine on Saturday as a home was destroyed in western Victoria bushfires over the weekend.