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A fireball, then screams of agony: Suspected arsonist engulfed in flames, abandoned on pavement

WAtoday · 3 September 2026 at 4:11 pm

A fireball, then screams of agony: Suspected arsonist engulfed in flames, abandoned on pavement

CTTV footage shows a man enveloped in flames after a Melton tobacco shop was firebombed early on Wednesday.

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