Epping fire

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Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Age"

Epping fire destroys shops, leads to smoke warning (The Age)

More than 80 firefighters are battling a blaze at an automotive shop in Melbourne's north, with plumes of smoke prompting a warning for the neighbouring ...

They’ve done a magnificent job to save for the building at the rear of the Supercheap,” she said at the scene. Turn off heating and cooling systems,” the alert on the Vic Emergency website advised. High Street and Cooper Street are closed in both directions.

Fire crews tackle huge blaze at Supercheap Auto and Cash ... (ABC News)

Fire Rescue Victoria says about 80 firefighters were battling a blaze at a shopping complex in Epping.

Parts of High Street and the High Street/Cooper Street intersection have been closed. - More than 100 firefighters and 25 fire trucks attended the scene - A Supercheap Auto store was destroyed and a Cash Converters was badly damaged

Huge fire at homemaker centre in Melbourne's north causes traffic ... (9News)

A huge fire burning at at a homemaker centre in Melbourne's north is causing traffic chaos and prompting sm...

It has ended up caved in from damage, while a Cash Converters store next to it has also been burnt. A Supercheap Auto store has been seen at the centre of the flames. About 30 firetrucks and 80 firefighters are on scene at the Epping blaze, which has been burning by the intersection of High and Cooper streets since about 5am.

Fire emergency in Epping, Melbourne at Supercheap Auto (Daily Mail)

More than 80 firefighters and 30 fire trucks rushed to the scene of a fire at a Supercheap Auto in north Melbourne early Wednesday morning.

A fire at a Supercheap Auto store in Epping, Melbourne, has been burning for two hours (pictured, firefighters at the scene early Wednesday morning) More than 80 firefighters battled a blaze in Melbourne after a Supercheap Auto burst into flames. - A fire broke out at a Supercheap Auto in Melbourne

'Total destruction': Toxic blaze erupts (NEWS.com.au)

Residents have been warned to remain indoors with their windows closed after a massive fire broke out in Epping.

Residents were told to close their windows and drivers moving through the area were told to do the same. Locals trying to get to work, drop kids to school and even people trying to get to Northern Epping Hospital – on the next block – were impacted by the road closures. A local resident told the Today Show he was alerted to the fire from a “couple of kilometres away”.

Structural fire in Epping | Northern (Northern | Star Weekly)

Millicent Spencer. A large fire broke out at the Epping Homemakers centre on Wednesday, February 1, causing traffic chaos and smoke warnings for near-by ...

The fire is near the main intersection of High Street and Cooper Street in Epping. As a result parts of High Street and the High Street/Cooper Street intersection are closed. At the height of the fire more than a 100 firefighters were on scene working to extinguish the flames.

Firefighters battle blaze ripping through Melbourne's Epping Hub ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Acacia prison riot · Dozens of fire crews have responded to a massive fire ripping through Epping Homemaker Centre. · The dark black smoke is understood to be ...

“If you are sensitive to smoke or you live with someone who is sensitive to smoke, you should close windows and doors. To prevent the smell of smoke entering your home or business, close windows and doors,” it said. and previously as the Epping SuperCentre — to the sprawling Northern Wheels and Tyres outlet next door. A triage centre has been set up in the Homemaker Centre carpark where fire trucks are parked and cranes have been set up to pump water into the buildings from above. “(Firefighters) arrived to find a large warehouse, 50m by 50m, in flames and smoke billowing from the scene,” Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) said. [Dozens of fire crews have responded](https://7news.com.au/news/disaster-and-emergency) to a blaze at the Homemaker Centre in Epping, in Melbourne’s north, on Wednesday morning.