A deliberately lit fire at George Town has caused damage to a local business.
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Tasmania Police is investigating the blaze at George Town Motor Inn on Wednesday morning.
Tasmania Fire Service was called to the Agnes Street address just before 5am and crews were able to contain the fire to the main dining room.
Nobody was injured in the fire but the damage has been estimated at $100,000.
Leasee Iain Harris said he had only taken over the business about six weeks ago and was “shocked” to be woken up to news of a fire.
“One of the occupants of a unit came up to my house and told me,” he said.
Fire investigators were at the scene and the incident has been handed over to police.
Sergeant Matthew Stewart said a motorcycle or road bike was seen leaving the scene around the time of the fire.
“Significant smoke damage has been caused to the property, and I urge anyone who can assist police with their investigation to contact us,” Sergeant Stewart said.
Emergency crews were called to a second fire on Wednesday afternoon.
A person escaped uninjured after their house was “engulfed in flames” at Carrick.
Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police were called to the blaze on Meander Valley Road about 2.45pm.
Fire investigators were expected to examine the scene on Wednesday night to determine the cause of the blaze. The fires come less than a week after a George Town family escaped their burning home.
Sarah Purcell, four of her children and her partner Adam Triffett were inside their home last Thursday when a fire broke out.
Mr Triffett was taken to hospital with injuries from the fire after he ran back inside to rescue their three-year-old daughter, who was hiding in a built-in wardrobe.
Tasmania Fire Service deemed the blaze accidental and damage to the house was estimated at $40,000.
Earlier in the month, a Hadspen family “lost everything” when their home went up in flames late on a Friday night. Fire investigators believed a small electronic hand-held device may have been behind the incident.
Anyone with information about the fire at George Town should contact Launceston CIB on 131 444.