Qld: Fire damages Cairns business, destroys stock

AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2007
Qld: Fire damages Cairns business, destroys stock

BRISBANE, Aug 5 AAP - Police are investigating a suspected arson after fire destroyed
part of a Cairns business early today.

A patrolling police officer noticed the fire at McLeods Office Furniture on Martyn
Street about 3.25am (AEST).

Queensland Fire and Rescue officers were called to extinguish the blaze but the roof
and wall of the building were damaged, along with a shipping container full of stock.

A police spokeswoman said officers were guarding the scene while scientific and scenes
of crime officers investigate the cause of the blaze.

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