A Melbourne business owned by millionaire entrepreneur and former boxer David “Hollywood” Deicke has been firebombed, marking the latest in a series of suspicious attacks on his properties amid a $1 million extortion plot.

Firefighters were called to a blaze at the Melbourne Collision Repair Centre on Ormond Road in Elwood around 3.35am on Thursday. It took crews 39 minutes to bring the fire under control.

Police are investigating a suspicious fire at the Ormond Road business. Credit: Eddie Jim

Police believe offenders used a vehicle to force entry before fleeing the scene. The incident is being treated as suspicious, and investigations are ongoing.

The attack follows revelations by The Age last month that Deicke is the target of a $1 million extortion plot by the leader of an o

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