St Arnaud shed fire causes 8000 hay bales go up in flames

A CFA spokesperson said the shed fire in St Arnaud was under control at about 4pm on Sunday and declared safe at 6.17pm last night

Emergency services were notified of the fire about 7am on Sunday and found the 150-metre by 50-metre shed with 8000 bales well alight when they arrived.

State Duty Officer Peter Lucas said crews were fast to escalate request for assistance following the initial reports.

Very early on, we asked for 20 tankers and FRV assisted with some specialist equipment on top of that from as far away as Bendigo," Mr Lucas said.

"That's what CFA does, we scale up to get as many resources on the road as quickly as we can."

Commander Ian Morley was on scene and said an advice message was issued for smoke in the area, with the hay fire expected to burn for several days.

"We're pretty happy with the current situation," Commander Morley said.

"There was no medical injuries and no persons at risk, and it's been good to have Ambulance Victoria and a CFA rehab unit on scene to help our crews."

The cause remains unknown however it is not being treated as suspicious, with fire investigators expected to attend the scene.