Crews battle Lalor barber shop fire

Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) crews responded to a barber shop fire in Lalor on Monday evening, following multiple calls to Triple Zero (000).

Crews arrived on scene within six minutes to find a car had been backed into the shop through the front window and the shop fully involved in fire.

Wearing beathing apparatus (BA), firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, bringing the incident under control within 30 minutes, containing the fire to the affected shop.

The shop was unoccupied at the time of the incident and the occupants of the vehicle appeared to have left the scene prior to brigade arrival.

Residents living behind the shop were evacuated from their home as a precaution and assessed by Ambulance Victoria for symptoms of smoke inhalation. No injuries were reported.

The fire was deemed suspicious and is being investigated by Victoria Police.

Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria were on scene to support firefighting activities.