Police in Melbourne arrest three people in connection with several fires at or linked to nightclub locations. The suspects include a 17-year-old boy, who authorities allege was armed with a machete at the time of the relevant incident(s). The arrests are made as police investigate multiple fire events and seek to establish whether the individuals had roles in starting, assisting with, or otherwise contributing to the blazes. Reports across outlets describe the same group of three people and the same core allegation regarding the alleged machete. The men and the teenager are taken into custody as part of the investigation, with police indicating they are working to piece together how the fires occurred and whether they are connected to each other. The sources do not provide further details on charges, the specific venues targeted, or the circumstances of each fire, but they agree that the arrests are tied to alleged connections to the Melbourne nightclub fires.