Firefighter hurt in deliberately lit blaze at Clunes, near Ballarat

A firefighter was rushed to hospital after he was injured following a deliberately lit fire north of Ballarat.

Emergency services attended to an illegal burn-off in Clunes overnight, a volunteer firefighter was injured and a Clunes man in his 30s was apprehended. Stock photo of a Country Fire Authority (CFA) truck in Melbourne on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

A firefighter has been injured following a deliberately lit fire at Clunes on Tuesday night.

Emergency services were called to Angus St to reports of the fire about 8.15pm.

A Country Fire Brigade spokesperson said the firefighter sustained a burn to their leg and was taken to hospital.

The fire was under control by 8.30pm.

A Clunes man in his 30s was apprehended by police and taken to hospital for assessment.

Early reports indicated a person was on fire but CFA have since confirmed it was an illegal burn-off.

Ballarat is still under a fire danger period making burn-offs illegal.