Police are investigating after a suspicious fire gutted a tobacco shop on the New South Wales Central Coast.
Fire and Rescue rushed to the scene of a fire at a multi-unit shopping centre on Memorial Avenue in Ettalong Beach at 1.44 am today, initiating a 2nd alarm response, NSWFR said.
The blaze was contained to the tobacco shop, saving the adjoining retail shops.
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NSW Police then attended the scene and launched an investigation into the fire, which has been deemed as suspicious.
Investigators are looking to speak to two men who were spotted entering the property carrying a jerry can before running from the scene.
The blaze comes one day after an alleged break-in at the same property at 8.20 am on Thursday.
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The shop, which is under construction, had its front windows smashed in the day before.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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