A woman and two young children have been killed in a car fire in Melbourne’s south-east.

Victoria Police and fire crews were called to the fire in Cranbourne West just before 8pm on Thursday.

Emergency services arrived at the Western Port Highway scene to find three bodies inside the burnt-out vehicle.

While the people are yet to be formally identified, police say they are a woman aged in her 30s and two girls under the age of six.

Arson detectives are investigating but police say they are not looking for any suspects at this time.

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-AAP