Mount St John property, boat, damaged by overnight blaze
After eight fire crews extinguished a boat fire at a commercial business, police are carrying out an investigation into its cause.
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The stench of burnt fibreglass was thick in the air as police investigators began sifting through the ashes of a fire in Mount St John’s industrial area.
Eight fire crews responded to a boat fire in a carport at the Linear Industrial Park, a 32 unit warehouse facility on Ingham Rd, at 4.50am on Saturday.
A Queensland Police spokesman said a rollerdoor was found open on arrival.
Five units were affected by the fire, according to a Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman.
The contents of one unit was destroyed, including a fibreglass boat, and two units sustained heavy smoke damage.
Police officers guarded the scene overnight and are yet to determine whether the fire was deliberately lit.
Their investigation is ongoing.
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