Arson charges, Munruben

Police have charged a man with arson following a building fire in Munruben early this morning.

It will be alleged that at around 1.40am a fire broke out at a property on the Mt Lindsey Highway causing significant damage to a residence.

Emergency services attended the scene and the fire was extinguished.

The house was unoccupied at the time and no one was injured as a result of the fire.

A 63-year-old Munruben man has been charged with one count of arson. He is scheduled to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court this morning.

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