Country Fire Authority District 18 operations officer Robin McNally said a fire investigator and police are at the scene to determine the cause of the fire on Burdett's Road. 

Mr McNally said the fire happened either overnight or in the early hours of Monday morning. He said the house was "burnt to the ground" when the the authority's fire crews arrived at the scene. 

"The fire was not reported until mid-morning. No one is living at the premise so we have no further information at this point in time," he said. 

Mr McNally said the incident was still under investigation. 

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