Firefighters responded to a house fire in Boronia

At 9.56PM, Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) crews responded to a house fire in Boronia, following multiple calls to Triple Zero (000).

Crews arrived on scene within 4 minutes to find two cars in the garage and the top floor of a double storey townhouse, issuing flames and smoke.

Wearing beathing apparatus (BA), firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, bringing the incident under control within 35 minutes.

The fire impacted two adjacent townhouses within a complex of 6.

Occupants of both dwellings were alerted to the fire by smoke alarms and were able to evacuate safely. Nil injuries reported.

The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental.

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

Firefighters remained on scene for some time, to ensure the fire is fully extinguished.