Fire at Moe shopping precinct

Firefighters have battled a blaze which engulfed a shopping strip in Moe this afternoon.

Crews were called to Market Street at 3.40pm following numerous Triple Zero (000) calls reporting smoke and flames at a group of shops.

Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes to find that the fire had spread from one premises through the roof space to multiple adjacent businesses.

At the height of the incident approximately 80 firefighters from FRV supported by CFA worked together to extinguish the flames and make the scene safe.

The blaze was brought under control about 5.15pm.

There are no reports of any injuries.

FRV Fire Investigators will attend the scene to investigate the cause of the incident.