A home south of Hobart has burned to the ground overnight.
Crews from Taroona and Hobart responded to the blaze on the Channel Highway at Taroona in the early hours of Monday morning.
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They arrived to find an unoccupied house “totally destroyed” and a vegetation fire spanning around one hectare.
Authorities believe the house fire spread to the nearby vegetation.
Firefighters have estimated the damage at around $400,000.
An investigation into the cause of the fire will begin this morning.
