The Country Fire Authority was called out to the blaze on Victa Road, East Bendigo just before 8.30am.

Crews found an SUV alight but were able to contain the fire.

"We're trying to find out whose car it is at the moment," Bendigo Senior Constable Matt Trist said.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, and Forest Fire Management are also on scene.

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