Victoria’s tobacco wars: police investigate suspicious fire that destroyed Melbourne shop

Firefighters found the building on Bridge Road, Richmond engulfed in flames on Saturday morning

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Police are treating as suspicious a fire that destroyed a Melbourne tobacco shop on Saturday morning, after a series of arson attacks on tobacco retailers.

Firefighters found the building fully engulfed in flames after being alerted to the blaze on Bridge Road, Richmond by callers to triple zero at 3.44am.