Two teenagers charged over Sunshine Coast fires

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

Residents evacuating from Peregian Springs, Queensland as the fires close in. Source: Supplied

Two 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.

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