A 16-year-old is being questioned by police in connection with a bushfire in the Australian state of Queensland, which destroyed 36 structures in the region's east coast
It was one of a number of devastating bushfires which have ripped across Queensland and the neighboring state of New South Wales in the past month, destroying hundreds of homes and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage.In NSW alone early on Thursday afternoon there were 59 fires burning across the state including 30 that were not contained.NSW police announced on Thursday that a fourth person had died in the bushfires.
While the cause of many of the blazes in natural, police have warned that no one should be setting any fires at all with a total fire ban in effect over both states.Read MorePolice said the 16-year-old arrested Thursday would be dealt with"under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act" and called for parents and caregivers to talk to their children about the dangers of lighting fires at this time.
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