Kingaroy house fire: Teenage girl nabbed for ‘causing damage by fire’ after CTC youth house blaze
Police have dealt with a 15-year-old girl for starting the fire that gutted a not-for-profit youth house in the centre of Kingaroy. Here’s how the blaze began:
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A teenage girl has been nabbed by police for lighting a fire that tore through a CTC youth service-owned house in Kingaroy, destroying almost everything inside.
Emergency crews were called to the blaze on Kingaroy St at about 7am on Wednesday, with firefighters joined by police and paramedics at the scene.
The house was fully engulfed by flames by the time Queensland Fire and Emergency Service crews arrived, almost completely gutting the house internally.
It belonged to the South Burnett Community Training Centre, a not-for-profit organisation that offers youth, employment, disability, and foster care services for those in need across the region.
Kingaroy officer-in-charge David Tierney said a 15-year-old girl was dealt with under the Youth Justice Act for “causing damage by fire”.
He said the fire started while the teenager was “playing with a lighter”.
All the occupants escaped unscathed, however the house will likely be demolished.
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Originally published as Kingaroy house fire: Teenage girl nabbed for ‘causing damage by fire’ after CTC youth house blaze
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