A beach in Cannons Creek was the site of a suspicious car fire.
Devon Meadows Fire Brigade was called to the fire at 2.52pm on Sunday 12 February.
The fire was located on the beach at the end of Cannons Creek Road in Cannons Creek.
Supported by Pearcedale Fire Brigade and Cranbourne FRV pumper 92, the Devon Meadows Fire Brigade declared the fire safe at 3.18pm.
Numerous explosions were heard and seen on the way to the fire by crews first on scene.
Devon Meadows Tanker 2 was on scene within one minute of the fire call.
Attempts to protect the jetty and surrounding bush land were made.
The smoke arising from the car was highly toxic, and first respondents were to wait for Pearcedale crew members to arrive with breathing apparatus before extinguishing the fire.
Police assisted with blocking off part of Cannons Creek Road while crews worked to extinguish the fire.
The fire has been deemed suspicious due to the nature of the fire and where the car was dumped.
A spokesperson for Devon Meadows Fire Brigade commented on the silver lining of the incident.
“We are lucky it was dumped near the water and not the bush land nearby as it would have been a different story with the wind this afternoon,” they said.
