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Four charged over illegal campfire that left Fraser Island ablaze for two months
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Four people have been charged with illegally lighting campfires that started the bushfires on Fraser Island (K Gari) off south-east Queensland.
The charges followed a joint investigation involving Queensland police and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS).
Police said a 17-year-old boy was also allegedly involved and would be dealt with under the Youth Justice Act.
They said QPWS rangers were alerted to an illegal campfire on October 14 within the Duling camp zone of Eastern Beach, north of Orange Creek.
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Four men have been charged with unlawfully lighting fires on Queensland’s Fraser/K’gari Island, with more than half of the world heritage-listed site eventually scorched.
The men were charged on Monday after a joint investigation by Queensland police and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. They are all in their 20sand from the Warwick area, 130km south-west of Brisbane.
Police said park rangers were alerted to an illegal campfire on 14 October in the Duling Camp Zone of Eastern Beach, north of Orange Creek.
Rangers found a campfire that was covered in sand but was still warm. Vegetation nearby was on fire.