Pants on fire: police release footage of person discarding burning clothes after alleged arson in Melbourne

Detectives release CCTV video of two people after being called to Doncaster East blaze early Christmas morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn alleged arsonist has had to shed their burning pants after seeking to set a Melbourne fast-food business alight on Christmas morning.Victoria police said emergency services were called to a blaze at a strip of shops off Doncaster Road in Doncaster East at about 2.40am on 25 December.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Pants on fire: police release footage of person discarding burning clothes after alleged arson in Melbourne

Detectives release CCTV video of two people after being called to Doncaster East blaze early Christmas morning

An alleged arsonist has had to shed their burning pants after seeking to set a Melbourne fast-food business alight on Christmas morning.

Victoria police said emergency services were called to a blaze at a strip of shops off Doncaster Road in Doncaster East at about 2.40am on 25 December.

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