Update: Charges laid, Bowen explosion

A man has been charged following an incident at a motel in Bowen today.

Police will allege that a man was in possession of a small container of suspected hydrochloric acid which exploded just after midnight at an address along the Bruce Highway. There were no injuries as a result of the explosion.

It will be further alleged that police located another small container of liquid intact.

A 25-year-old Bowen man has been charged with one count each of unlawful deposition of explosives and unlawful possession of explosives, namely ammunition. He is due to appear in the Mackay Magistrates Court on Saturday, December 26.

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