Police Update:Fire, Jacobs Well

Police have charged a man over the arson of a real estate agency at a Jacobs Well address on 15 September.

Around 10.10pm, emergency services were called to the Pimpama Jacobs Well Road business following reports of a fire.

The fire was extinguished a short time later and police declared a crime scene.

The real estate agency sustained significant damage and no one was physically injured during the incident.

Subsequent investigations indicated that a man had attended the business with accelerant which was poured at the entrance of the premises and set alight.

Around 10pm last night, police arrested a man at a Hope Island hotel.

The 35-year-old Ormeau man was subsequently charged with one count of arson.

He is scheduled to appear at the Southport Magistrates Court today, 17 September.

Previous release: https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/?p=328772

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