About 30 firefighters rushed to the house on Brown Ave in Altona Meadows simply after 5am after receiving a number of requires help.
The person who just lately misplaced his spouse was supported by his daughters this morning as they assessed the injury.
John Dawes, a neighbour on the road, mentioned he was woken by "banging noises".
"It seemed like fireworks going off," he mentioned.
"After we got here on the market was a raging hearth at the back of his storage. I am feeling a bit in shock this morning for our subsequent door neighbour's home (which) went up and we really feel for our neighbour."
Firefighters took about an hour to convey the "intensive" hearth below management.
Fireplace Rescue Victoria Commander Dean Gould mentioned whereas the reason for the fireplace was nonetheless being investigated, they imagine it began within the storage workshop space.
He mentioned there weren't any working smoke alarms on the property.
"My message is to have a working smoke alarm as a result of he's extraordinarily fortunate right now," Gould mentioned.
"Though he is misplaced the whole lot that he owns, happily he's going to be okay."
The reason for the fireplace continues to be being investigated.
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