Four charged over campfire that triggered Fraser Island inferno

Tuesday December 22, 2020

Four men who allegedly started an illegal campfire that burned through almost half of the world heritage-listed Fraser Island in Queensland have been charged.

Fraser Island (K’gari) was burning for weeks. (Photo: ABC)

Police arrested the four men in Maryborough on Monday, while a teenager will also be dealt with over the incident.

The men – aged in their 20s – face charges relating to the lighting of an unauthorised campfire that was not properly extinguished.

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