Numurkah op shop fire to be investigated

Police have said they are treating the fire as suspicious.

Numurkah CFA Brigade captain Jason Cox said between 40 and 50 firefighters fought the blaze.

The first call to emergency services was made at 3.08pm.

Mr Cox said the fire was brought under control in about an hour.

Most of the fire was internal, but not at floor level.

The op shop had been closed for a few days prior to the incident.

Mr Cox said that the fire was believed to have started at the back of the building.

CFA investigators will attend the scene tonight to determine the cause of the fire.

A building surveyor from Moira Shire Council will inspect the building tonight.

Firefighters are hoping that the historic building will not need to be demolished.

UPDATE 5.20pm:

The burning building is the Red Cross op shop in the old fire station.

Police have block traffic along Quinn St from the intersection with Melville St to Meiklejohn St.

Firefighters are on the roof fighting the blaze.

Earlier:

Firefighters are fighting a building fire in Numurkah.

A CFA spokesperson said firefighters were called to reports of smoke coming from the Quinn St building at 3.08pm on Tuesday.

Quinn St runs through the centre of Numurkah.

At 4pm, the fire was still not under control.

Eight CFA tankers and one from Fire Rescue Victoria were deployed to battle the blaze.

The spokesperson said the fire had been contained to the building at this stage.