A kitchen fire has broken out at a popular Jewish deli in North Bondi that NSW police are treating as suspicious after detectives are seen removing a jerrycan from the scene.
Emergency services were called to Curlewis Street, North Bondi, following reports of a fire at Lewis’s Continental Deli after 4.00 am on Sunday morning.
‘Officers attached to Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command attended and found a business, located on the ground floor of the building, well alight,’ a police statement read.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have been in the area at the time or has any information
Officers attached to Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command attended and found a business, located on the ground floor of the building, well alight.
Police established a crime scene and commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident
Fire and Rescue NSW crews attended and extinguished the blaze.
Residents were evacuated from the building. No injuries were reported.
Police established a crime scene and commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Footage from the scene shows a plain clothed detectives wearing face masks removing a jerrycan from the deli that serve kosher dishes.
Police are due to hold a press conference on Sunday afternoon and appeal for information following a suspicious fire and ask anyone who may have been in the area at the time or has any information or footage to contact Eastern Suburbs Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
The fire comes several months after a fire broke out in the unit above the deli went up in flames after an e-bike’s battery spontaneously erupted into flames while four tennants were sleeping.
