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Tree, bin tipper burn

09/09/2012

A nature strip tree and bin tipper were set alight in blazes within 70 minutes of each other.

The bin, outside a truck refinisher’s factory in Swift Way, Dandenong South, was reported alight about 10.24pm on September 1. The tree fire in Liage Street, Noble Park, was reported at 11.30pm.

Anyone with information about the incidents can call the Dandenong crime investigation unit on 9767 7444.

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