Victoria's Country Fire Authority is treating as suspicious a bushfire which destroyed at least one property in the state's west. Another home has also been damaged in the blaze.
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00:00The CFA has told us here at the ABC today that this fire has now been contained.
00:07Now as to the cause of the fire, investigations are ongoing.
00:10Officially it's being treated as suspicious, but that essentially means that CFA fire investigators
00:16haven't yet been able to rule in or out any possible cause of the fire.
00:21A fire started just south of Cadnock and it'll be investigated.
00:26Fire investigators are on the ground today, they were on the ground yesterday working
00:29with police and at this stage we're treating the fire as suspicious.
00:33Now as to what happens next, this fire is not over.
00:36Despite the fact that as I said it is contained, there is a control line around it, CFA tells
00:40us that it will continue to burn in stumps underground for weeks and months ahead and
00:46if we do get more bad fire weather, which we no doubt will, there is the potential that
00:51it could flare up and could threaten surrounding communities.
00:54So certainly everyone remains alert.