Tobacco store gutted by fire in regional Victoria
Police are treating a blaze that damaged a tobacco store in regional Victoria overnight as suspicious.
Fire crews were called to the Ballarat Smoke Station on Little Bridge Street in Bakery Hill about 3.40am.
The fire had spread to an adjoining shop by the time crews had arrived.
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The fire started just before 4am. Nine
The incident was deemed safe about 5.18am.
The fire is being treated as suspicious and police will investigate whether it has any links to other recent fires.
No one was inside at the time of the incident, police say.
Investigators are appealing for anyone who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously in the area or with information to come forward.
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