Attempted arson charge at Zillmere, QLD

Police have charged a 23-year-old Zillmere man with attempted arson following investigations into a suspicious fire at Zillmere last night, Queensland Police say.

Police will allege they were called to a Hanford Road property at 8.45pm following reports of a man running from a yard where a fire was burning at the property.

Emergency services extinguished the fire which had caused minor damage.

Police will further allege they attended the address and apprehended a man soon after.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with attempted arson and will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today.

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