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SHOCKING video shows a thug in a motorcycle helmet burning down a bakery in a sickening arson attack.

They calmly douse the room in fuel before tossing a flame to the ground.

 

The masked man clamly paces around the kitchen dousing it with a flammable liquid from a black container
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The masked man clamly paces around the kitchen dousing it with a flammable liquid from a black container
They stoop to drop a light sparking a huge blaze. The attacker had covered up the fire alarms to prevent it being detected
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They stoop to drop a light sparking a huge blaze. The attacker had covered up the fire alarms to prevent it being detected
A huge blaze spreads across the kitchen at Tavazo bakery, north London, which was just one day away from its grand opening
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A huge blaze spreads across the kitchen at Tavazo bakery, north London, which was just one day away from its grand opening
Owner brothers Shari Roberto and Mehram Armando said £50,000 worth of food and equipment has been ruined
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Owner brothers Shari Roberto and Mehram Armando said £50,000 worth of food and equipment has been ruined

A huge fire breaks out with fire spreading across the kitchen, as the attacker ducks out of a side door.

The arsonist even deliberately covers up the bakery’s smoke alarms to prevent them sounding a warning.

Police have launched a manhunt after the attack was caught on CCTV at the Tavazo bakery in Finchley, north London.

The new shop was just one day away from its grand opening.

Owner brothers Shari Roberto and Mehram Armando said £50,000 worth of food and equipment has been ruined.

Mr Roberto, who lives in Ealing, told local media: “I was shaking – I was in tears and angry at the same time.

“As I raced over there I was panicking and confused, wondering why this is happened.

“We are both upset and angry that someone could do this to us right before we were meant to open.
“It is sickening to think someone could have got hurt.

“It’s heart breaking. It didn’t seem real until we got there and smelled the smoke.”

The pair, who also own another bakery in Ealing, have vowed to reopen.

Mr Roberto added: “We are going to open still – we are not going to crumple. We will get back to how it was three days ago and open as quickly as we can.”

London Fire Brigade needed eight pumps to bring the blaze under control.

The attacker lights a fire before ducking out of a side door
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The attacker lights a fire before ducking out of a side door
A wave of flames engulfs the kitchen destroying thousands of pounds worth of equipment and food
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A wave of flames engulfs the kitchen destroying thousands of pounds worth of equipment and food
Police are seeking information about the attack. The arsonist was wearing a distinctive motorbike helmet and white trainers
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Police are seeking information about the attack. The arsonist was wearing a distinctive motorbike helmet and white trainers
The owners survey the damage. They have vowed to repair and reopen despite the arson attack
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The owners survey the damage. They have vowed to repair and reopen despite the arson attack

A spokesman from Barnet police said: “Police were called at 5.30am on Monday, 14 March to Tavazo bakery, Ballards Lane, Finchley following reports of a fire and criminal damage.

“The fire was believed to have started just before 5am.

“CCTV footage captured the suspect approaching the rear door of the premises, opening it and then walking around dousing the floor with a flammable liquid from a black fuel container.”

The suspect was wearing a distinctively patterned crash helmet, jacket trousers, gloves and black and white trainers.

Police are asking for anyone with information to get in touch.

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