Suspicious fire in Shailer Park, QLD

Police are investigating following a suspicious fire at a shopping centre in Shailer Park this afternoon, Queensland Police say.

Initial investigations suggest at around 1:30pm a fire started in the clothing section of a department store.

The store was evacuated and the fire subsequently extinguished by the internal sprinkler system.

No one was injured as a result of the fire however a quantity of property was damaged.

Police have declared a crime scene and detectives and forensic officers have begun investigating the incident.

There is no further information available at this time.

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