Fire rips through Hawthorn East mansion

A multimillion-dollar Hawthorn East mansion has been destroyed by a blaze that took dozens of firefighters more than 90 minutes to bring under control.

A multimillion-dollar Hawthorn East mansion has been destroyed by a blaze that took fire crews more than 90 minutes to bring under control.

One woman was inside the Bluff St home when the flames took hold about 2.15pm.

She managed to escape uninjured, a Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokeswoman said.

Flames quickly spread through the roof and seven fire trucks, including an aerial teleboom, were called in to bring it under control by 3.50pm.

Emergency services attack the fire at Hawthorn East. Picture: Tony Gough

Firefighters used breathing apparatuses to wade in through thick plumes of smoke to tackle the fire.

It caused extensive damage to the single-storey brick mansion that sold for $2.9m in 2014.

MFB fire investigators arrived at the house on Monday night and will return on Tuesday morning to probe the cause of the blaze, which is still unknown.

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Hawthorn East house fire still not under control. Fire in the roof space. Female resident evacuated safely after hearing smoke alarm go off. @9NewsMelb pic.twitter.com/s3UzRqODm3

— Dougal Beatty (@DougalBeatty) February 11, 2019

Firefighters are battling a blaze at a Bluff St, Hawthorn East home.

Almost 30 firefighters are at the scene. Picture: Tony Gough

Firefighters are battling a blaze at a Hawthorn East house.

The beautiful Bluff St home in Hawthorn East sold for $2.9m in 2014.

Firefighters cut their way through the garage in an effort to bring it under control.

There were no injuries.

Large amounts of smoke billowed across the area and the MFB advised nearby residents in Glen Iris and Hawthorn East to close their windows and doors.

Bluff Street was temporarily closed to traffic while fire crews were at the scene.

Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria paramedics and utilities companies are at the scene.