Police are investigating two more suspicious fires overnight in Eaglehawk, including one which gutted the historic score room at Canterbury Oval.
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Fire investigators remain on scene at the fires, which started within 20 minutes of each other at 4am and 4.20am Saturday morning.
The second fire was in a bin behind Tristar Medical Clinic in Eaglehawk.
The fire was contained to the bin and did not damage the building.
CFA District 2 operations officer Trent McKinnon said the score room was extensively damaged.
“The inside of the building has been destroyed,” he said.
“The second fire, at Tristar Medical Clinic, was contained to the area of origin.”
Mr McKinnon said one volunteer firefighter was taken to hospital after injuring a leg while battling the fire at Canterbury Oval.
There have now been an estimated 20 suspicious fires in the Eaglehawk area since Australia Day.
Anyone who saw people acting suspiciously in the area are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
A house on Napier Street in White Hills was also extensively damaged by fire overnight, which police are treating as suspicious.
