A SERIAL arsonist lit eight fires in Noble Park and Mulgrave in four and a half hours on Tuesday morning.
Police were called to the first blaze, in a rubbish bin outside a general store in Jacksons Road, Noble Park North, just before midnight.
A fast food restaurant car park on the corner of Princes Highway and Eleanor Road was the next target, followed by a charity on Princes Highway, another fast food restaurant also on Princes Highway, a service station at Princes Highway and Corrigan Road, and two dumpsters at the Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre on Police Road, Mulgrave.
Most of the blazes were lit in bins and police believe they wePolice hunt re linked.
CFA crews attended and extinguished the fires.
Greater Dandenong CIU detectives are investigating the incidents and are reviewing CCTV footage in a bid to catch the culprits.
Investigators would like to speak to four males seen leaving the scene of one of the fires in a silver-coloured VY Holden Commodore. Police believe they might be able to assist with their inquiries.
Police urged anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au.