A central Victorian property was engulfed in flames in the early hours of Thursday morning.
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The family of a Carlsruhe property has been safely evacuated after their home caught fire at about 2.25am.
The Bendigo Advertiser understands the blaze began in the bathroom of the Institute Road property.
Fourteen CFA units arrived on scene, with support from FRV crews, a spokesperson said.
"Firefighters arrived on scene to locate a two-storey brick house well alight," they said.
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"All occupants had safely self-evacuated."
Firefighters brought the fire under control just before 6am after successfully isolating it to the upstairs of the house.
"Ventilation and blacking out works were underway to extinguish any hot spots, with crews monitoring the scene this morning," the CFA spokesperson said.
Units from Macedon, Tylden, Woodend, Kyneton, Malmsbury, Trentham, Carlsruhe, Mt Macedon, Newham and Hesket fire brigades responded.
The extent of the damage to the home is unknown.
More to come.
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Maddy Fogarty
Reporting to you from Sydney these days, I've come to the big smoke via the rolling hills of Bendigo, Victoria and agricultural plains of Shepparton before that.
Reporting to you from Sydney these days, I've come to the big smoke via the rolling hills of Bendigo, Victoria and agricultural plains of Shepparton before that.
