House fire, Blackbutt

Police are investigating a suspicious fire that has destroyed a house in Blackbutt this morning.

At 2am, an off-duty police officer observed an unoccupied house on Douglas Street that was well engulfed by flames.

The residence was unoccupied at the time.

Police are treating the fire as suspicious and investigations are ongoing.

Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.

For all non-urgent police reporting or general police inquiries contact Policelink on 131 444 or Policelink.qld.gov.au 24hrs a day.

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