STAFF WRITERS

 

A GRASS fire has sparked on the Princes Freeway near Morwell.

Emergency services arrived to the scene at around 2pm on Tuesday, February 4.

The fire burnt around a kilometre of area along both sides of the freeway closest to the fourth Morwell exit.

A Firebird helicopter was deployed to extinguish the blaze.

Parts of the freeway remained closed while emergency services handled the incident.

Traffic travelling eastbound was diverted through Commercial Road.

 

More to come.