Bomb squad called to reports of homemade bomb in Burpengary
The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.
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Police investigated reports of a homemade bomb in Burpengary on Thursday after an explosion on Findlay St.
A spokeswoman from the Queensland Police Service said police located a small fire in a wheelie bin at around 9.30am.
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The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services were called to assist at 10.30am but left shortly afterwards at 10.45am.
A spokeswoman for QFES said the crew was not required to take any action as the fire had been quickly contained.
Specialist officers from QPS and EORT attended as a precaution and deemed the area safe after several hours.
They were unable to determine whether the explosion was deliberate or not.