Toyota Hilux set alight in Hodge Street deemed suspicious

One truck from Albury Central station was sent to deal with the blaze.

When they arrived, they were confronted with a Toyota Hilux engulfed in fire.

"It was underneath some high-tension power lines," Inspector Frank Finlay said.

"So the firies had to compete with extinguishing the fire pretty quickly before the powerlines melted and dropped down."

Firefighters were on the scene for about half an hour before the blaze was extinguished.

"It looks like the fire was lit under suspicious circumstances so police are dealing with it as we speak," Inspector Finlay said.

"If it was malicious, the perpetrators must have been pretty keen to do it at that hour of the morning, especially on such a popular road."

There were no injuries and there were no drivers on scene.

With the uptick in car fires recently, Inspector Finlay urges people not to approach them and call 000 immediately.

"Especially with modern cars now, car fires can be unpredictable and can explode at any point in time," he said.

"They have a lot of magnesium in them and the air bags can explode at any point in time, so if you are up close having a sticky beak, you are putting your life in danger."

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