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Fire brigades band together

Firefighters from several brigades attended a house fire in Werribee South last Wednesday evening.

Werribee CFA’s Fourth Lieutenant Brett Packer said his brigade was called to the Duncans Road blaze just before 6pm.

The north side of the property was already “well involved” in the fire when firefighters arrived.

“It took around a hard 40 minutes to get the fire under control,” Fourth Lieutenant Packer said.

A number of resources were called to assist with controlling the blaze, including brigades from Melton.

“There were 21 trucks and support vehicles,” Fourth Lieutenant Packer said.

“It was a combined effort between the MFB and CFA.”

Fourth Lieutenant Packer said a fire investigator attended the scene of the blaze last Thursday.

Investigations are ongoing.

“We’d like to thank all the firefighters who came to help us out, ambulance, police and Wyndham council,” he said.

Paramedics took a Werribee firefighter to hospital after the blaze as a precautionary measure.

While all local CFA crews attended the Werribee South fire a pumper from Diamond Creek visited Wyndham to help with other emergencies in the area.

Alesha Capone

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