FRV contains Richmond warehouse fire

UPDATE 4:45AM

The incident was deemed Under Control at 4.45am.

Burnley Street will remain closed between Victoria Street and Highett Street for several hours, but incident controllers will aim to reopen sections of the road about 7am.

During the peak of the response, about 35 appliances and 80 firefighters were on scene.

The cause of the blaze is not yet determined but FRV's Fire Investigation Unit (FIU) will investigate on Tuesday morning.

FRV's Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) drones will be used to help monitor the incident.

Some appliances and crews will begin to be released from the scene as part of a demobilisation plan.

POSTED 3AM

Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) responded to a structure fire at 2.26am on Doonside Street, Richmond after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a warehouse fire.

Firefighters arrived on scene within six minutes to find a two-storey brick warehouse, about 20m by 30m, fully involved and the response was escalated to a fourth alarm.

Crews wore breathing apparatus to battle the blaze externally due to the size of the building, its unknown contents, and structural integrity concerns in the early stages of the firefight.

Early indications were an exposure on one side of the building had spread to a neighbouring property.

Firefighters made use of aerial appliances to assist in containing the blaze.

A community advice warning was issued for smoke in the area, specifically for residents within a 2km radius of the scene.

Victoria Police is on scene and has established a traffic management plan to block-off traffic in the area.

As of 3.15am, the fire was not yet under control.

Crews are not yet able to conduct a search of the property to ascertain whether it was vacant.

Correction: The address was initially reported as David Street, Richmond