A PERSON has been airlifted to hospital after firefighters extinguished a car fire at the Wangaratta Showgrounds on Tuesday afternoon.

A Fire Rescue Victoria spokesperson said crews arrived on scene following multiple calls to Triple Zero around 1:22pm.

They found the vehicle "fully engulfed" in flames and worked to extinguish the fire.

The incident was brought under control at 1:32pm, with both ambulance and police on scene to assist.

An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said a person was airlifted to hospital.

Due to patient privacy, the spokesperson said they were unable to disclose which hospital.