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Police are appealing for information from the public after a suspicious car fire at Tweed Heads on Wednesday night (February 25).

About 11.30pm, emergency services were called to Panorama Drive after reports of a Chrysler station wagon on fire in the car park of a shopping centre.

Fire & Rescue NSW attended and were able to extinguish the fire. Initial investigations suggest the fire was deliberately lit.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Tweed Heads Police Station on (02) 5536 0999 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page.

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