FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze at a Berwick house last Saturday.
According to Berwick Fire Brigade captain Alan Boyd, local residents walking to a nearby auction noticed flames and smoke coming the house in McNabb Street and called 000 about 1.30pm.
Fire crews from Berwick and Narre Warren found the upper floor well alight, with flames coming from the building.
Captain Boyd said the occupants of the house had gone out and no one was home when the fire started.
The crews used a breathing apparatus to fight the fire and managed to contain it to the upper floor.
“One bedroom was gutted and another severely damaged by the intense heat and smoke from the fire,” he said.
Fire investigators were called to determine what started the blaze, with an electrical appliance believed to have been the cause.
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