By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
EMERGENCY services were called to Market Street, Moe at 3.40pm last Saturday (February 8) following numerous Triple Zero (000) calls reporting smoke and flames at a group of shops near the Moe Arcade.
Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes to find that the fire had spread from one premises through the roof space to multiple adjacent businesses.
A large cloud of black smoke was made clear to locals mid afternoon coming from the back of the Moe discount store Star Easy and Spiders Cafe on Albert St.
At the height of the incident, around 80 firefighters from Fire Rescue Victoria supported by CFA members worked together to extinguish the flames and make the scene safe.
Parts of Albert St were blocked off during the incident, with many crowding to observe what was going on.
The blaze was brought under control about 5.15pm with no injuries reported.
FRV Fire Investigators intend to investigate the cause of the incident.
