Update: Fire, Atkinson Dam

Police have located the body of a person, believed to be the only occupant, following a house fire at Atkinson Dam this morning.

Emergency services received reports of a fire on Lake Street at 4am, and when police arrived, the dwelling was engulfed by flames.

A crime scene has been declared with Scenes of Crime officers and fire investigators from Brisbane currently at the scene.

At this stage, the house is still smouldering and is too hot for officers to conduct a full inspection.

As is normal protocol, the fire is being treated as suspicious until it is deemed otherwise.

There is no further information available at this stage.

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