AUDIO: Police investigate "Happy Chanukah" firebombing
Emergency services were able to extinguish the fire and evacuate a nearby house on Thursday morning. (ABC News)
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Police are investigating after a car with a "Happy Chanukah" sign was set alight in Melbourne's south-east early on Christmas Day.
Emergency services arrived in Balaclava Road, St Kilda East about 2:50am to find the vehicle on fire.
The unoccupied car had a mobile billboard reading "Happy Chanukah!" mounted on its roof.
Police say the incident is being treated as suspicious and have identified a person "who may be able to assist with their investigation".