Qld: Boarding house damaged by fire
BRISBANE, Aug 25 AAP - A boarding house in Brisbane's south-eastern suburbs was severelydamaged by fire overnight.
Fire officers received a report of the blaze at the two-storey timber boarding housein Kingsbury Street, Norman Park, about 9.20pm (AEST) yesterday.
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Tom Jones said the five boarders and twovisitors at the house were not injured.
Mr Jones said the house did not have smoke detectors.
"Smoke detectors are very helpful at alerting people to fires," Mr Jones said.
"I know of cases where residents themselves have been able to put out a fire beforeit spreads because they have alarms."
It was the second fire at a Brisbane boarding house in a week, with one at Sandgatelast Sunday claiming three lives.
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KEYWORD: BOARDING
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