Fire crews contain Heidelberg West storage facility blaze
Fire Rescue Victoria said crews contained an early-morning fire to one floor of a Bamfield Road storage facility; its cause was still being investigated.
Event / data period: 2026-10-11
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Fire Rescue Victoria said firefighters responded to an alarm and sprinkler activation at a storage facility on Bamfield Road in Heidelberg West at 3:21 a.m. on October 11. Crews arrived within seven minutes and found heavy smoke on the first floor, where they began an internal attack using breathing apparatus.
The agency said the fire was contained to that floor and was under control at 4:46 a.m. Nine appliances and 25 firefighters were committed to the response. At the time of the release, crews were carrying out salvage and overhaul work before investigators sought to determine how the fire started. The agency did not report an established cause in its update.
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Fire response deployment
Vehicle and firefighter counts that Fire Rescue Victoria said were committed to the incident.
| Fire appliances | 9 |
| Firefighters | 25 |
Methodology
Counts come from Fire Rescue Victoria’s incident update dated October 11, 2026. They describe the deployment at the incident, not permanent service capacity or injury status.
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