St George property remains under police guard after suspicious fire

Firefighters noticed an unusual odour after they entered a house that had sustained fire damage. The crime scene remains active. More details:

St George police are investigating a fire at a Victoria Street home.

Police are treating a fire that damaged a St George house as suspicious.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said investigators had established a crime scene at the Victoria Street property shortly after 9pm on Wednesday.

It remains under guard and the police and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services investigation is ongoing.

Firefighters were called to the address about 8.45pm Tuesday after reports of a fire at the rear of the single-storey brick structure.

A QFES spokesman said the fire was out by the time the crews arrived but they did notice the strong smell of petrol inside the structure.

They ventilated the structure and conducted atmospheric testing to determine if it was safe before handing control of the scene to police.

The Chronicle understands the property has been vacant for several years.

Anyone with information that may aid the police investigation should phone Policelink on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.