Police are investigating a suspicious fire at an under-construction Porter Davis home in Melbourne.
Firefighters were called to the property in Clyde North on Monday afternoon.
Photos from the scene showed the two-storey home still partially ablaze with most of the roof and upper floor torched.
It comes after a series of incidents of looting and vandalism targeting Porter Davis homes in the wake of the building firm’s sudden collapse on Friday.
Some owners have accused disgruntled tradies angry about the company’s collapse of damaging their properties.
“Emergency services responded to a fire at a property in Clyde North on Monday 3 April about 4.30pm,” Victoria Police said in a statement.
“The building on Adante Court was not occupied at the time and no one was injured. Investigations are ongoing into the cause of the fire, which is being treated as suspicious at this stage.”
Police have asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Porter Davis was placed into liquidation on Friday, with construction immediately halted on more than 1500 homes in Victoria and a further 200 in Queensland.
The Melbourne-based company, which employs 470 people, joins dozens of Australian building firms to go under in the past 18 months as soaring costs wipe out razor-thin margins.
According to the Herald Sun, a number of under-construction homes with Porter Davis signage were targeted by heartless looters across Melbourne over the weekend, with clients reporting ripped fixtures, shattered windows, smashed cabinetry and stolen furniture.
Liquidators Grant Thorton are due to hold an online forum to answer questions from affected customers at 10am on Tuesday.
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