A beauty salon in Essendon North has been set alight by arsonists twice in two days.
About 100 residents were again forced to evacuate their multi-storey apartment building after Aura Skin on Keilor Road was rammed by a white four-wheel-drive ute and set alight around 2am on Friday.
Police said the offenders used a liquid to start a fire.
The vehicle rammed the makeshift plywood door that had been installed after Thursday morning’s attack. (ABC News)
Police and firefighters were called to Keilor Road in Essendon North around 2am on Friday. (ABC News)
The salon’s sprinkler system doused the flames, stopping them from spreading through the building, but police said the incident has caused further damage to the business.
The offenders fled in the vehicle.
The ute had been driven through a plywood door that had been installed after the salon was firebombed around 3am on Thursday.
Residents also had to evacuate during that incident.
About 100 residents had to evacuate their Keilor Road apartments in the early hours of the morning for a second day in a row in Essendon North. (ABC News)
Police are treating both incidents as “targeted, linked attacks”.
Aura Skin offers beauty services such as eyebrow waxing and threading, laser hair removal and skin treatments.
The same address was rammed in July 2025. (ABC News)
Last year, the business — which was operating under a different name — was also set alight after being rammed by a vehicle that had been spray-painted with words demanding a payment.
Police are urging any witnesses or anyone with information or vision of the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppers.com.au.