A tyre and wheel business has become the latest target of a suspected arson attack after flames tore through a factory on Greens Road in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Fire Rescue Victoria and Country Fire Authority crews were called to Auto Tyre & Wheel Centre, Factory 1, 147–153 Greens Road, Dandenong South, following a Triple Zero call from a passer-by at about 2.17am on Wednesday 2 September 2026.
Firefighters arrived to find a blaze burning at the approximately 535m2 tyre business, prompting a multi-agency response. Several FRV and CFA appliances attended as crews worked to contain and extinguish the structure fire.
The business’s current owners are understood to have leased the premises only on 16 July 2026, less than two months before the fire.
Victoria Police are investigating the cause of the blaze and whether the premises was deliberately targeted.
Prominent Australian crime-scene reporter and photographer Lord Murray Schoorman was deployed to the scene in the early hours, where he observed Fire Rescue Victoria’s Fire Investigation Unit working alongside arson chemists and Victoria Police detectives.
The investigation widened when the owner of a neighbouring business approached police to report apparent signs of forced entry at their factory’s front door. Detectives attended and visually inspected the door, lock and roller shutter of that business.
Public company records reveal the business name is registered to AHMADZAI GROUP PTY LTD, a company incorporated on 24 June 2024. An Instagram post identifies Inayat Ahmadzai as the business owner which is later confirmed in an online Google review, while phone contact details listed on the business website and its domain registration itself appear connected to Nematullah Ahmadzai.
No suggestion of wrongdoing has been made against either individual.
At this stage, detectives are working to establish whether the incident was a targeted attack, an attempted break-in that escalated, or a random act of destruction. Anyone with information, CCTV or dashcam footage from Greens Road around the time of the fire is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online.
