Event Brief
Suspicious fire guts converted factory in Melbourne
Filed: May 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM ET
Summary: Police suspect a deliberately lit fire gutted a converted factory in Melbourne, with more than 50 firefighters responding.
WHO: Police
WHAT: A fire gutted a converted factory; police suspect it was deliberately lit.
WHEN: May 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM ET
WHERE: Melbourne suburb, Melbourne
WHY: The cause of the fire has not been reported.
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