Fire engulfs The Albion Rooftop nightclub, formerly The Motel, in South Melbourne

By Marissa Calligeros, Tammy Mills, Deborah Gough
Updated October 5 2015 - 5:08pm, first published 2:36pm
Smoke billows from The Albion Rooftop bar and lounge on the corner of York Street in South Melbourne. Photo: Supplied
Smoke billows from The Albion Rooftop bar and lounge on the corner of York Street in South Melbourne. Photo: Supplied
The South Melbourne fire. Photo: Penny Stephens
The South Melbourne fire. Photo: Penny Stephens
Smoke from the fire could be seen kilometres away.
Smoke from the fire could be seen kilometres away.
Firefighters at the scene of the South Melbourne blaze. Photo: Tammy Mills
Firefighters at the scene of the South Melbourne blaze. Photo: Tammy Mills

A construction foreman was bashed by two balaclava-clad men shortly before a suspicious fire tore through a newly renovated South Melbourne hotel part-owned by Collingwood star Dane Swan.

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