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He said there was nothing they could do to save the building, but they were able to save the jewellery shop next door. “It was a pretty fierce fire so we had crews working for asset protection to the jewellery store and the produce store on the other side while other crews were fighting the main fire,” he said. Det Sen Const Newbery said there were people working in the building until around 1.30am on Sunday. “It’s been deemed a suspi-
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cious fire which we think was lit between 4.30am and 4.50am. We believe the doors were forced open and some sort of accelerant has been used to light it,” he said. He says police are waiting on the full arson report for more information, but are keen to hear from people who can shed light on anyone who was around the area at the time. “It’s a deliberate fire, set fairly big and that’s a concern because you have two businesses right next door within a metre of the building, residents close by and
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the proximity to the main street. “Any fire that’s deliberately lit is obviously a risk to the person lighting it as well,” he said. The Warburton Highway was closed for most of the day, while the building which fronted onto the footpath was made safe. Police are appealing for anyone who saw any persons or vehicles around the front of the shop between 1.30am and 4.30am to phone Yarra Ranges CIU on 9739 2401, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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ton Highway, believed to have been built in the 1920s, has been home to a variety of businesses over the years including Wilson’s Drapery in the ’50s, and until just a few weeks ago Yarra Junction Salvage. The building was empty, with plans to redevelop the land. Yarra Junction CFA captain Steve Drennan said the brigade received the fire call at 4.50am but found the building engulfed in flames when they arrived.
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YARRA Ranges CIU is investigating a fire that destroyed one of Yarra Junction’s oldest remaining shop-fronts in the early hours of Sunday 29 June. Detective Senior Constable Rod Newbery said they believed an accelerant was used to light the fire. They are looking for help from the community to identify anyone who may have been in the area around the time of the blaze. The building at 2432 Warbur-
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