Detectives from Innisfail Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a 55-year-old man in relation to a house fire at Flying Fish Point this morning.
Police were called to Elizabeth Street at approximately 5.55am, to reports of a house was on fire.
It will be alleged the fire was deliberately lit, destroying the property.
No one was physically injured.
A 55-year-old Innisfail man was located at a Flying Fish Point address at approximately 8am and taken into custody.
He has been charged with one count each of arson (domestic violence offence) and contravention of a domestic violence order.
Investigations remain ongoing. Police appeal to anyone with information or relevant CCTV or dashcam footage in the area at the time, to come forward.
Quote this reference number: QP2300592355
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