Highway fires probe
SEVERAL fires that started along the Bass Highway between Pound Creek Road and Inverloch last Wednesday afternoon are being investigated.
Incident controller from the Leongatha South CFA Gary Williams said there was “more than one, if not two or three” fires started on the side of the road.
A police spokesperson said four separate fires were found burning on the roadside and were first reported at around 4.30pm.
“The fires were put out without causing too much damage, but they did burn around 100 square metres of road side grass,” they said.
At this stage, the fires are being treated as suspicious and the incident is being investigated by CFA investigators and Wonthaggi CIU.
However, a CFA fire investigator found parts of a catalytic convertor the scene.
The catalytic convertor is part of the car muffler. It would have been very hot when it was dropped from the car, suggesting the fires may have started due to mechanical failure.
If anyone heard a loud vehicle in the area or witnessed anything around the time the fires started, they are being urged to contact Wonthaggi CIU on 5671 4100.
Put it out: CFA crews worked to extinguish one of the fires that began alongside the Bass Highway between Leongatha and Inverloch last Wednesday
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