POLICE investigating a New Year’s Day fire that inflicted $80,000 damage on a Keysborough business say they have interviewed two boys aged nine and 10.
Dandenong Detective Senior Constable Nigel Fox said police had already interviewed a nine-year-old Noble Park boy and 10-year-old Dandenong boy and released them pending summons.
On New Year’s Day the staffroom at Sunshine Coast Wholesale Nursery erupted into flames, destroying what was once an old farmhouse.
Firefighters battled the blaze under challenging conditions, with the closest hydrant 200 metres away.
The fire is set to leave business owner David Rourke at least $80,000 poorer as the building was uninsured.
– Shaun Inguanzo
