One man in custody as shed fire in Tuchekoi declared a crime scene
A fire in the Sunshine Coast and Gympie hinterland has been declared a crime scene with one man in custody and two men taken to hospital.
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One man has been arrested, and two men have been taken to hospital after a fire destroyed a shed in the Sunshine Coast hinterland near Pomona.
The fire, which occurred on Chinamans Creek Rd in Tuchekoi, has been declared a crime scene, with all people accounted for, according to a Queensland Police Service spokeswoman.
A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said seven crews, made up of Queensland Fire Rescue and Rural Fire Service personnel, arrived at 3am, Friday, June 27 to find the shed “well involved”.
Fire crews managed to contain the fire to the 6m x 8m tin and timber two-storey shed within minutes of arrival.
They handed over to Queensland Police at 5.45am.
Two patients were assessed at the scene with a man in his 70s being taken to Gympie Hospital in a stable condition and a second man being taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition for further observation.
Investigations are ongoing.
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