By Brendan Rees
Police are investigating a house fire at an abandoned house in Cranbourne West on Thursday 2 August.
Fire crews from Cranbourne and Narre Warren were sent to the house on Evans Road about 8.30pm after receiving reports a single-storey house was ablaze.
About 15 firefighters quickly brought the fire under control by 9pm and prevented it from spreading to nearby properties.
No one was inside the house, however a considerable amount of dumped rubbish was found by firefighters.
No one was injured during the incident.
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined, however police are treating it as suspicious at this stage.
Casey Council manager of statutory planning and building services Duncan Turner said council officers attended the house fire and found the site to be “substantially damaged beyond repair.”
“Council has requested that the owner demolishes the building due to safety reasons,” he said.
Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating.
They ask anyone with information about the incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
