February 8th, 2024Police investigate suspicious shop fire in Bakery Hill, Ballarat

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar are investigating following a suspicious fire that broke out in Bakery Hill, Ballarat, last Thursday morning.

The incident occurred at a tobacco store on Little Bridge Street just before 4am on Thursday, 1 February.

Nobody was inside the premises at the time but the store sustained significant damage.

A burnt-out car was located on Boundary Road in Brown Hill just before 4am on the same day.

Detectives are investigating whether it is linked to the Bakery Hill tobacco store fire.

Investigators are treating the fire as a targeted attack and said they would look at any possible links to other recent fires.

Police are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the fire or who may have CCTV or dash-cam footage.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via the Crime Stoppers website online.