Multiple businesses damaged in Melbourne arson attacks

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 00:54 · Archive

A firebombed tobacco shop in Fitzroy North, Melbourne, damaged nearby businesses, with a car also set alight nearby on Monday.

A tobacco shop in Fitzroy North, Melbourne, was firebombed on Monday morning at 3.35am, with explosions heard shortly after. Police and firefighters arrived to find the shop fully ablaze. Close to 30 firefighters were needed to control the blaze, which spread to businesses on both sides of the tobacco store on a busy shopping strip. No one was inside at the time. A dark coloured car was seen leaving the scene.

A separate suspicious fire occurred about 30km away in Craigieburn at 6.20am, when a car parked in a driveway was set alight, damaging an adjacent garage. Crime scenes have been established at both locations and investigations remain ongoing.

These incidents are part of a spate of firebombings and arson attacks across Melbourne in recent days. A Korean barbecue restaurant in Springvale was targeted on Sunday, with police reporting two males broke in before fleeing. A teenage boy suffering burns was later found at a fast food restaurant in Heatherton, about 10 minutes' drive from the Springvale fire scene.

How it is being reported

• Explosions heard after another night of arson attacksAnother business has been firebombed, damaging multiple shops, while a car was set alight in a driveway in separate attacks across one city.The West Australian · 12 Oct, 00:22
• Explosions heard after another night of arson attacksAnother business has been firebombed, damaging multiple shops, while a car was set alight in a driveway in separate attacks across one city.Perth Now · 12 Oct, 00:22

In this story: Melbourne · Fitzroy North · Craigieburn · Springvale · Heatherton · Fire Rescue Victoria

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