Teenager, 15, under police guard in hospital after Melbourne Korean barbecue restaurant goes up in flames
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- A 15-year-old boy is recovering in hospital with burns under police guard after a suspicious fire at a Korean barbecue restaurant in Melbourne's southeast. Police allege two intruders broke into the Springvale Road business shortly after midnight on Sunday, just before black smoke began pouring from the top floor.
- No one was inside, and the pair allegedly fled in a car. Later, the teenager was found with burns at a fast food restaurant on Warrigal Road in Heatherton.
- He was arrested there and taken to hospital. His condition is not known.
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