Police probe ‘suspicious’ fire at Melbourne ice cream shop, two months after competitor was firebombed

Capriccio gelateria becomes second ice cream store in beachside community of Williamstown to be hit by a fire deemed suspicious by police

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A fire at a Melbourne ice cream shop is being treated as suspicious by police, two months after the firebombing of a nearby competitor.

Emergency services were called to the blaze at Capriccio gelateria in Williamstown, which is located on the coast in Melbourne’s southwest, about 3.45am on Friday.