Suspicious fire guts bungalow at Vic home

A bungalow in Melbourne has been gutted by a suspicious fire.

The weatherboard structure, at the rear of a St Albans home, was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived about 5pm on Sunday.

Crews managed to stop the blaze spreading to the adjacent house and then worked to contain asbestos found at the site.

A Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokesman said the fire had been deemed suspicious and would be handled by police.