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Garage fire bike getaway

11/05/2015

A SUSPICIOUS man was spotted riding away from a Dandenong garage fire on a bike last month.
A witness saw smoke coming from the vacant garage in Burrows Avenue about 3.30pm on Thursday 30 April and then spotted a man leaving the area on a push bike soon after.
CFA crews attended the fire, which was lit inside the empty garage using leaves and cardboard.
Police are urging anyone with information to come forward.

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