Arson charges, Normanton

Police have charged three people after a vacant home was damaged by fire in Normanton yesterday.

Just before 2am, police were advised that a house was engulfed in flames on Brodie Street.

Police will allege three people attended the address, spread an accelerant and ignited it.

No one was inside the home at the time and no one was physically injured as a result of the blaze.

Two 17-year-old men have been charged with arson. They are due to appear in Mount Isa Magistrates Court on March 14.

A 16-year-old boy has also been charged with arson. He will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.

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