Crews rush to scene of house fire
A neighbour has described seeing smoke coming out of the windows of a set of units that went up in flames this morning south of Townsville. WATCH THE VIDEO >>
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A neighbour has described seeing smoke coming out of the windows of a set of units that went up in flames this morning.
Four fire crews were called to a set of units in Sydney Street, Ayr, at 9am this morning.
Police and fire investigators are treating the blaze as suspicious,
The 31-year-old male resident of the home has been arrested for matters not relating to the fire, and is currently in the Ayr watch house.
“I came out because I had to go to work at 9,” the resident said.
“I came out to jump in the car... as soon as I opened the door and started to walk towards the driveway, I saw smoke just coming out of the windows.
“There was just smoke everywhere.”
Fire crews are dampening down the area, with the male resident of the unit speaking with police.
It is not yet known how the fire began.
INITIAL:
Fire and rescue crews have arrived at the scene of a fire south of Townsville, where a set of units are fully engulfed and threatening neighbouring properties.
The property was “well involved” by fire when crews arrived, and neighbours are being evacuated for safety as crews work to extinguish the blaze.
Initial reports were a resident inside the home could not be located.
A Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said they received a triple-0 call about 9am, with crews arriving four minutes later.
“Four crews arrived to find the building well involved, it looks like it’s two flats and crews have gone in with breathing apparatus to fight the fire internally,” she said
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Originally published as Crews rush to scene of house fire