Hundreds told to evacuate raging Sunshine Coast bushfires as police suspect arson

A fire that's destroyed homes on Queensland's Sunshine Coast remains out of control, with 400 people sheltering in evacuation centres.

A fire that destroyed homes on the Sunshine Coast may have been deliberately lit. (AAP) Source: AAP

Police suspect a group of young arsonists may have started a fire that has destroyed homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Police are currently speaking to a number of juveniles over the Peregian Beach blaze that has destroyed at least two homes and is still burning out of control south of Noosa.

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Fires are burning out of control at Peregian Beach

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