House fire deemed suspicious

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Tara Murray

A house fire in Deer Park this afternoon has been deemed suspicious.

Fire Rescue Victoria received multiple calls to triple-0 about smoke coming from a Livingston Street property early this afternoon.

Crews arrived and found flames coming through the roof of the single-story property.

Two occupants of the house had safely evacuated prior to crews arriving on the scene.

Firefighters took 20 minutes to bring the fire under control.

Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria also attended.