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Morning News: Two teenagers charged over Sunshine Coast fires

A blaze rages near residences in Peregian Springs on the Sunshine Coast.

A blaze rages near residences in Peregian Springs on the Sunshine Coast. Source: JOHN PARK

A 14-year-old and 15-year-old have been charged for allegedly lighting a Sunshine Coast bushfire.


wo teens have been charged for allegedly lighting a bushfire that forced thousands of Sunshine Coast residents to flee their homes to escape the inferno.

Queensland Police allege several young people lit the blaze in bushland on Monday afternoon before it quickly spread towards Peregian Beach.

A 14-year-old Peregian Springs boy and a 15-year-old Coolum Beach girl have been charged with endangering particular property by fire.


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