Police update: Suspicious house fire at Wondal

A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged following investigations into a Rockhampton house fire last week.

Police and emergency services were called to a residence on Naughton Street in Wandal shortly before 4pm on Tuesday, May 28.

The house was destroyed in the blaze.

The man has been charged with arson and attempted fraud.

He is expected to appear in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on July 1.

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