Overview
- Queensland police concluded the Bald Hills blaze at Imam Shaikh Moulana Abdul Salik’s home was non-suspicious, with the mosque describing it as an unfortunate accident.
- A GoFundMe closed after reaching its $50,000 target, with more than $60,000 raised in a day to support the displaced family.
- Three crews contained the Wednesday evening fire at the single-storey Telegraph Road property within about 30 minutes and cooled gas cylinders on site.
- All occupants were accounted for with no injuries reported, and the house was left uninhabitable, prompting a move to temporary accommodation.
- The mosque said insurance will cover structural repairs but not contents, and noted the incident follows December vandalism with a swastika and anti-Islam graffiti.