2018 West Footscray warehouse fire

The warehouse where the fire occurred is owned by Danbol Pty Ltd; the sole director and shareholder of which is Christopher James Baldwin, an accountant based in Shepparton,[1] who had been recently raided by ATO for illegal company phoenixing activity.

[2] Operating as Bradbury Industrial Services, the warehouse was leased by Graeme Leslie White, who had prior firearms offences,[3][4] and had other business arrangements with Baldwin.

[2] Danbol Pty Ltd brought a lawsuit against Maribyrnong City Council and BOC gas in 2024 for negligence in failing to stop the stockpiling of chemicals on his property.

[9] Environment Protection Authority Victoria also investigated links between the owner of the site, the lessee, and other properties in the north of Melbourne, where industrial chemicals were found to be stored illegally at Lemon Springs in Kaniva.

[12] As of March 2019, EPA Victoria continues to monitor the water and sediment of Stony Creek for pollutants including phenol, BTEX, PFAS, acetone and butanone.