A shocked Anthony Mundine believes his Boxa Bar cafe at Hurstville was fire-bombed this morning.
‘‘I only just heard about,’’ he told The Leader.
‘‘This is bad ... real bad. Apparently, it was fire-bombed.
‘‘But I believe in karma and that good things come to good people and not to bad people.’’
Mundine, preparing for his fight with American Shane Mosley on November 27 after it was cancelled a fortnight ago because of a contractual dispute, does not run the Macmahon Street cafe, adorned with boxing pictures and memorabilia.
Explosion rips through the Hurstville cafe Boxa Bar, formerly owned by Anthony Mundine. pic.twitter.com/atUKPgfuR0
— Michael Tomalaris (@miketomalaris) November 13, 2013
Fire and Rescue NSW were called about 3.15am to the former Hurstville police station building in Macmahon Street.
It took three fire crews to put out the fire, but Boxa Bar, on the ground floor, was destroyed completely.
A crime scene was established and examined by specialist forensic officers this morning.
Fire investigators are treating the blaze as suspicious.
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner because of the level of damage sustained to the building.
Detectives from St George police are continuing investigations into the fire and have urged anyone who saw or heard any suspicious activity in the area to contact Crime Stoppers, 1800 333 000.
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