Ibrahim pub damaged by suspicious fire

The Abercrombie Hotel, a historic Sydney pub with links to nightclub boss John Ibrahim, has been badly damaged in a suspicious fire. Emergency services were called to the pub on the corner of Broadway and Abercrombie Streets about 2.40am today and found the ground floor ablaze. Firefighters put out the flames but the pub was left with "significant damage", including smoke and water damage in the upper levels, police said.