A large fire has left a man injured and destroyed a home in Melbourne‘s west after breaking out in the early hours of the morning.
The large blaze took hold of a double-story wooden house at Albert Street, Williamstown around 4am while two people were inside.
A man, in his 20s, was taken to hospital with burns.
Police have said his injuries are non-life-threatening.
The fire fully engulfed the house and spread to a neighbouring shed.
Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze after 7am today.
Nearby properties were evacuated.
