Suspicious house fire in Karawatha, QLD

Police are treating a fire that damaged a Karawatha house this evening as suspicious, Queensland Police say.

Around 6.15pm, the house on Wembley Road became fully engulfed in flames.

Witnesses have described seeing a number of people leaving the residence shortly before the fire started.

The scene will be guarded overnight before further examinations are conducted tomorrow.

Anyone who may have seen a person or vehicle outside the house at the time of the fire is urged to contact police.

Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.

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