Arson investigation underway after stolen car set alight at Chinchilla
‘There was a big bang and it all lit up’: A Chinchilla woman has described the moment a car linked to a string of break-ins was torched in a paddock.
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Police are investigating a suspected arson after a stolen car linked to a number of break-ins across Chinchilla was found torched in a paddock.
Emergency crews were called to the scene on Bridgeman Parade about 4.30am Thursday, where they found the car well alight.
A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said a suspect had been linked to the Chinchilla area.
Witness Ella Johnson-Carter, who alerted crews to the scene, said she woke at the crack of dawn to a loud banging noise and her dogs barking.
“We were looking out at the backyard and we began to see smoke,” she said.
“Then there was a big bang and it all lit up.
“There was three more bangs and you could hear the windows blow out.
“I went out the front and I could see the fire getting bigger.”
Ms Johnson-Carter said she called triple-0 and watched firefighters extinguish the blaze in just a few minutes.
Police have linked the car to a number of break-ins across the region on Wednesday night, but declined to provide any further details.
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