Overview
- NSW Police released CCTV on Wednesday that shows two cars and a person breaking into a Pilates studio in Erina and lighting a fire.
- Detectives say the Erina blaze was followed about 45 minutes later by another fire at a Berkeley Vale studio, with both businesses badly damaged and no injuries reported.
- The footage shows a white Mitsubishi SUV and a black Subaru Impreza, and a person in a black hoodie and brown pants carrying a hammer and a jerry can.
- Police noted the ignition created a large fireball that appears to briefly engulf the person, and they urged the public to help identify the individual and the vehicles.
- The Financial Crime Squad’s Arson Unit, operating as Strike Force Fredonia, is leading the case, and a burnt‑out car was found soon after in nearby Mardi as investigators also explore whether the studios, owned by the same person, were targeted in a business dispute.