Run of vehicle fires continues as truck goes up in flames

Firefighters were called to Albury Wodonga Truck Repairs on Bennu Circuit on Sunday morning.

An Iveco prime mover caught alight about 7.30am and was completely destroyed.

The fire was so intense, the flames nearly spread to a nearby workshop and damaged a window on the building.

The heat also caused an indicator on a car next to the truck to melt.

Firefighters managed to stop the fire from spreading.

The incident is not being treated as suspicious, with the cause put down to an electrical fault.

A large plume of smoke could be seen at the business as the flames burnt through the truck.

Firefighters had to wear breathing apparatus to avoid inhaling any toxic fumes. 

Four firefighters stayed at the scene for about an hour and had to prevent oil from leaking into a nearby water drain.

It was the third vehicle fire on the Border since Wednesday night. 

Police and firefighters were called to public housing units at Dight Street in central Albury in the early hours of Friday morning. 

A black Hyundai appeared to have been set on fire in a parking area. 

Nearby residents called triple zero and firefighters extinguished the blaze, which appeared to have been deliberately lit. 

No one was injured in the incident. 

A couple who lived near the scene said there had been fewer incidents in the area of late and they had never had any trouble.

A resident nearly sparked a fire in early 2017 after setting alight furniture on his stove. 

The complex on nearby Thurgoona Street has been the scene of an armed home invasion in August and a major fire in early 2016, among other issues.

Wodonga detectives were also investigating a fire that burnt out a a vehicle on Felltimber Creek Road on Wednesday night. 

The white Holden station wagon was dumped near the mountain bike track before being set on fire. 

The vehicle was completely destroyed. 

Police had been investigating whether the car was stolen.