Police lay arson charges in Dalby, QLD

Police have charged two men with arson after a house fire in Dalby in the early hours of this morning.

Emergency services were called to a Drayton Street address at 12:40am and arrived to find an abandoned commercial store well involved.

The property was destroyed as a result of the fire and a crime scene was declared at 2:50am.

The pair were seen loitering across the street and were arrested at an Arthur Street address shortly afterwards.

Both men aged 23 and 24 have been charged with arson and are expected to appear before the Dalby Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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