Third driveway car firebombing in Melbourne in as many days
Two cars have been destroyed and a home has been damaged in an arson attack in Balwyn. (ABC News)
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Two cars have been destroyed and a home damaged by fire in another overnight driveway arson attack in Melbourne.
The latest firebombing happened in Balwyn at 1am today.
Cars were set alight in Taylors Hill and Keilor earlier this week.
Police are investigating another arson attack on cars parked in residential driveways in Melbourne.
Firefighters were called to Balwyn North in Melbourne's east at 1am.
They found two cars engulfed in flames in the carport of a home on Greythorn Road.
The cars have been destroyed and the home has been damaged.
The Balwyn home was also damaged by the firebomb. (ABC News)
One person was inside the house at the time.
Police said they were not hurt.
A crime scene has been set up while the Arson Squad investigates.
It is the third consecutive night of driveway firebombings.
A teenager has life-threatening burns after two cars were firebombed and a third caught fire in Taylors Hill. (ABC News: Kate Meade)
On Monday, two cars were set alight at a home in Taylors Hill, in Melbourne's north-west.
A teenager remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was engulfed in flames during the incident.
A stolen car he was in also caught alight.
Police are still searching for two other occupants who were seen fleeing the scene.
And yesterday, a luxury car was set on fire in the driveway of a home in Keilor, also in Melbourne's north.
No arrests have been made in relation to any of the arson attacks.
Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed any of the incidents, has CCTV or dash cam footage or other information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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