Caboolture house fire: Police rescue woman from suspected deliberately lit blaze
Dramatic footage shows police rushing into a smoke-filled Queensland home to rescue a woman.
Dramatic footage has captured the moment Queensland police officers rushed into a burning home to rescue a woman before tackling the flames themselves.
Officers were patrolling King Street in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, about 12.30am on Monday when they spotted smoke billowing from a property.
Realising someone could be trapped inside, the officers immediately entered the home, where they discovered a woman in her 30s who was the sole occupant.
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Police footage shows officers rushing into the property and using a fire extinguisher to douse the flames before the blaze could take hold.
The woman escaped the terrifying ordeal without any injury but police now believe the blaze may have been deliberately lit.
“Initial investigations indicate the fire was deliberately lit,” Queensland Police said in a statement.
Investigators are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the suspicious fire.
Police are appealing for anyone who was travelling along King Street about 12.15am on Monday and may have witnessed suspicious activity to come forward.
