A man has been charged after a container of hydrochloric acid exploded at a north Queensland motel.
Police discovered the blast site after being called to reports of a gunshot at the motel on the Bruce Highway, south of Bowen, early on Thursday morning.
A second suspected container of hydrochloric acid was also found during a search.
No one was injured in the explosion.
A 25-year-old Bowen man has been charged with the unlawful deposition of explosives and unlawful possession of ammunition.
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He's due to appear in the Mackay Magistrates Court on December 26.
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