Williamstown ice cream shop fire

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Capriccio gelateria becomes second ice-cream store in beachside community of Williamstown to be hit by a fire deemed suspicious by police. A fire at a Melbourne ice-cream shop is being treated as suspicious by police, two months after the firebombing of a nearby competitor. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze within minutes, stopping it from spreading to neighbouring businesses. But the store and the apartment situated above it sustained significant damage. Fire Rescue Victoria crews remained at the scene until 6. Detectives are treating the fire as suspicious, a Victoria police spokesperson confirmed. Police were also looking at whether a third similar incident in October was linked.

Williamstown ice cream shop fire

A fire at a Melbourne ice cream shop is being treated as suspicious by police, who are investigating dozens of arson attacks on stores. Emergency services were called to the blaze at Capriccio Gelateria on Nelson Place in Williamstown about 3. Police believe offenders damaged the shopfront before setting it alight. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze within minutes, stopping it from spreading to neighbouring businesses. But the store and the apartment situated above sustained significant damage. Fire Rescue Victoria crews remained at the scene until 6. Detectives from Taskforce Lunar, charged with investigating organised crime groups and their involvement in the illicit tobacco trade, are treating the fire as targeted and are determining if it's related to other recent fires. There have also been multiple arson attacks on tobacco shops around Melbourne in the past year. Police believe the rise in suspicious tobacco store fires is linked to conflict between rival Middle Eastern organised crime groups and outlaw motorcycle gangs. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy. News National. News Home. Sections My Region.

There have also been multiple arson attacks on tobacco shops around Melbourne in the past year. A fire at a Melbourne ice cream shop is being treated as suspicious by police, who are investigating dozens of arson attacks on stores.

A popular ice cream shop in Melbourne has been gutted in what police believe was a suspicious blaze. Fire crews raced to the scene after the Capriccio ice creamery in Williamstown erupted into flames around 3. It took more than a dozen firefighters almost three hours to bring the blaze under control. Extensive damage was caused to the building with broken glass and gutted debris strewn across the footpath. Firefighters spent almost three hours battling a massive blaze at Capriccio ice creamery. Investigators are treating the blaze in Williamstown as suspicious. Pictured is the crime scene.

Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here. News National. Rhiannon Tuffield. Tweet Facebook Mail. CCTV footage has shown the moment two men threw a Molotov cocktail through the window of a Melbourne ice cream shop in the second arson attack on the store in two days. Detectives are investigating the incident as part of two separate fire bombing attacks overnight, with a Docklands restaurant owned by an underworld crime boss also torched. Footage shows a pair of fumbling arsonists kick through the front window of the Williamstown ice cream shop, before struggling to use a lighter and finally hurling a flaming bottle inside.

Williamstown ice cream shop fire

Capriccio gelateria becomes second ice-cream store in beachside community of Williamstown to be hit by a fire deemed suspicious by police. A fire at a Melbourne ice-cream shop is being treated as suspicious by police, two months after the firebombing of a nearby competitor. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze within minutes, stopping it from spreading to neighbouring businesses. But the store and the apartment situated above it sustained significant damage.

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A popular ice cream shop in Melbourne has been gutted in what police believe was a suspicious blaze. Fire crews raced to the scene after the Capriccio ice creamery in Williamstown erupted into flames around 3.

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