Print PageA linen factory has gone up in flames in Melbourne's north, leaving a $1 million dollar damage bill.
The Country Fire Authority said 55 fire crews spent 40 minutes controlling the factory fire - which saw part of the roof cave in - in Thomastown, 17km north of central Melbourne, overnight Thursday.
Fire crews are investigating the cause, but say early signs suggest the blaze was not suspicious.
Fire investigators later said self-combustion sparked the blaze, caused by a failure to allow linen in the factory to cool sufficiently as it was being folded and stacked, the MFB said.
