Suspicious fire destroys Solomon’s Flooring store in Perth’s north

A FLOORING store in Joondalup has been badly damaged by what police believe was a suspiciously lit fire tiles store in perth.

Fire crews were called to the blaze at the Solomon Floors store on Joondalup Drive at about 2.45am on Monday.

The fire caused about $150,000 damage to the shop and pictures from the inside show the extensive damage.

Camera IconThe Solomon Flooring store in Joondalup that was damaged by fire.

Anyone who saw any suspicious activity, persons or vehicles or who may have dashcam vision should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au.

Rewards of up to $50,000 are available for information that leads to the conviction of an arsonist.

A 33-year-old man was found dead amongst the rubble at B&M about a week after the fire.

A spokeswoman for B&M confirmed the company hopes to re-open in Perth soon. “We can’t wait to be back in Perth,” she said. “The team are working hard to (open) a new store as soon as possible.”

A Pets At Home spokesman added: “We remain absolutely committed to Perth as a location for us, and hope to re-open around the middle of next year.

“Unfortunately we can’t confirm exactly when that will be at the moment but we will update all our Perth customers as soon as we can.”

Nando’s Belmont - $20,000 for failing to maintain food premises and equipment to a standard of cleanliness .

WA Food Act convictions, 2016:

The Curry Tree, Nedlands - $12,000 for failing to notify the local council of its decision to start offering pre-packaged meals.

Nando’s Nedlands - $10,000 for temperature control, hand washing facility and cleanliness issues.

Woolworths, Kingsway - $95,000 fine for breaches, including failing to ensure that people handling food were skilled in safety and hygiene matters

Belmont Tavern - $40,000 fine for not maintaining standard of cleanliness where there was no accumulation of food waste, dirt and grease.

Little Dragon Chinese Restaurant, Warwick - $20,000 fine for offences including failing to meet hand-washing obligations and cleanliness issues.

T&T Bakery, Morley - $13,500 in fines relating to cleanliness, maintenance of food premises and handling of food.

IGA Willetton - $15,000 fine for selling food after use by date (store has changed ownership since this breach).

Maya Masala, Innaloo - $105,000 for food storage, cleanliness and maintenance breaches

Urban Turban, Cannington - $54,000 for not protecting food from contamination and handwashing breaches.

Kwinana-Leda Supa IGA - $11,000 for cleanliness non-compliance and selling food past use by date

Nando’s, Spearwood - $25,000 for inadequate temperature control, unclean premises, unclean equipment and failure to maintain premises in good state of repair

Farmer Jacks, Subiaco - $12,000 fine for non-compliant labelling of food, non-compliant date-marking on packaging and selling food after use by date