Deer Park factory fire

Photos by FRV's Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems department.

11.45am: The fire has not been deemed suspicious, but the cause is not yet known. FRV's fire investigators will investigate the cause.

10.45am: The five people who evacuated the site were not in the building that caught alight. There are several buildings on site and the people who evacuated were in a different building.

There are no risks to the public, and an earlier advice warning to nearby communities about smoke has been removed.

10am: More than 80 firefighters have responded to a fire in Deer Park on Saturday morning.

Crews arrived on scene shortly before 7.30am to find a 100 by 50 metre factory almost fully involved in fire.

An automatic fire alarm activated, to alert fire services of the incident.

Five people safely evacuated from the premise before crews arrived.

There are multiple buildings on the large site, and only one was on fire. The building that caught alight produces plastic shipping pallets.

Crews immediately escalated the response, sending additional appliances and personnel, including aerial appliances.

Firefighters attacked the building from the outside initially, before commencing an aggressive internal attack.

Crews brought the fire under control shortly after 9am.

An advice message has been issued for nearby communities, although smoke is now dissipating.