INVESTIGATIONS are under way into repeated arson attacks on an abandoned primary school in Melbourne's north.
A blaze which destroyed four classrooms and caused at least $200,000 damage on Thursday night was the latest in a string of fires at the former Ruthven Primary School site at Reservoir.
It took 27 firefighters half-an-hour to bring the blaze under control.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said there had been six deliberately-lit fires at the school since September.
"Police have serious concerns about the fires as the school contains asbestos material and the building is no longer structurally sound," she said.
Anyone who has witnessed suspicious behaviour in the area is being urged to contact police.
The William Ruthven Primary School has since moved to another address at Merrilands Road.
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