Fears Vic fire may ignite bikie war Hundreds of bikies are riding towards a conflict in Melbourne where police fear of a gang war. POLICE fear a suspected arson attack on the Satan's Soldiers clubhouse could stoke Victoria's smouldering bikie war. The Bendigo headquarters of the outlaw motorcycle club was reduced to a pile of rubble by the suspicious fire. The club is a feeder group for the Hells Angels, who are in the midst of a escalating conflict with the Bandidos. Police are now investigating if the blaze on Friday was a retaliatory attack after Bandidos sergeant-at-arms Toby Mitchell was ambushed in a gun fight. The tense situation has been complicated by the arrival of hundreds of Finks bikies from interstate, who are aligned with the Bandidos and will be in Melbourne for the club's national run. Finks members are expected to ride to and from their Port Melbourne clubhouse and Wangaratta on Saturday. The run will give a giant boost to the number of Bandidos supporters, while the feud with the Hells Angels continues. Inspector Ian Campbell, head of the state's anti-bikie Echo Taskforce, says there will be a very strong police presence this weekend to make sure there's no escalation of the conflict. "We really want to minimise community intimidation and apprehension arising from this run," he told AAP. We're going to maintain public safety and public order. Police have been raiding properties all week in a bid to stop the feared bikie war from developing. The trouble began on Friday of last week when a group of Bandidos members, including Mitchell, was told the Diablos, an aligned club, were being raided in Melton. Mitchell arrived at the club, only to be ambushed and shot at more than 30 times - the second time he's survived an attempt on his life. The Bandidos quickly blamed the Hells Angels for the ambush. Brothers Benjamin and Daniel Pegoraro, aged 23 and 27, of Epping, were later arrested and questioned over the shooting. Both men are members of the Red Devils bikie gang, affiliated with the Hells Angels. At least five other bikies have been arrested since a peace deal brokered by police was rejected. On Monday, anti-bikie detectives targeted the Nomads, known as the enforcers of the Hells Angels, before raiding the Bandidos' inner-city headquarters on Wednesday. Police have seized drugs, cash, an explosive device and a stash of guns in the past few days. It is believed the Finks have agreed not to ride into the CBD and will keep their gathering in Port Melbourne. But police fear trouble could rapidly escalate if hundreds of Finks members suddenly descend on Hells Angels territory.