Suspicious fire breaks out at Australian Medical Association headquarters causing $2million worth of damage
- The fire was lit in a bin in the underground carpark of the medical headquarters
- It spread through the air conditioning units causing extensive damage
- The organisation protects the legal rights of medical practitioners and students
A suspicious fire has torn through the Australian Medical Association headquarters causing $2million worth of damage.
The fire was lit in a bin in the underground carpark of the medical headquarters in North Adelaide, South Australia, on Wednesday morning.
It spread through the air conditioning units causing extensive damage.
The blaze was discovered after crews were called at 2.15am to extinguish a burning brush fence on the other side of the same street.
Senior Constable Dave Muir said it's likely the fires are linked.
A suspicious fire has torn through the Australian Medical Association headquarters causing $2million worth of damage (stock image of AMA)
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'Both fires have been deemed as suspicious and Eastern District detectives along with fire cause investigators are at the scene,' he told the ABC.
He urged anyone who saw any suspicious behaviour in the area at the time to contact police.
The AMA is a membership organisation that protects the legal rights of medical practitioners and students in Australia.
It also provided information about the health impacts of smoke inhalation on people in danger zones during the the bushfire crisis in January.
The building also housed specialist clinics and the South Australian Medical Officers Association - the state doctors union.
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