Homicide Squad Probes Suspicious St Kilda Fire That Killed One Man

A man has died in a Chapel Street fire in St Kilda, Melbourne, as police investigate the incident as suspicious.

Emergency services responded to the fire on Chapel Street in St Kilda around 8:40 PM on Wednesday night.
Firefighters discovered a critically injured man inside the building, who was treated at the scene but later died.
The fire occurred in a double-storey building housing a legal firm on the ground floor and a residence above.
Police are treating both the fire and the man's death as suspicious, and homicide detectives are leading the investigation.
An arson chemist has been called to the scene, and authorities are seeking information from the public, including CCTV or dashcam footage.