Person in custody following house fire

A person is in police custody following a house fire at Armstrong Creek this morning.

Emergency services were called to an Abode Street home about 10.30am on 14 October, with firefighters battling the fire for close to an hour.

The scene was deemed to be under control at close to 11.30am before being handed over to Victoria Police for further investigation.

Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Guthrie said police would continue to investigate the circumstances of the fire.

“It’s ongoing at this stage and we’ve got a person in custody,” he said.

Anyone with any information about the incident should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.