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Police Say Imam’s Brisbane House Fire Non-Suspicious as Fundraiser Tops $60,000

The family remains in temporary accommodation pending repairs and support from insurance and donations.

Overview

  • Firefighters were called just after 6pm Wednesday to the Telegraph Road home and brought the rear-left blaze under control within about 20–30 minutes.
  • All occupants were accounted for with no injuries reported, and crews remained to cool gas cylinders at the property.
  • Queensland Police have ruled the fire non-suspicious, with the mosque characterizing it as an unfortunate accident.
  • The house was severely damaged and left uninhabitable, so the Salik family has moved to temporary accommodation as insurance covers repairs but not contents.
  • A GoFundMe exceeded its $50,000 target by raising more than $60,000 in a day before organizers closed new donations, following a December vandalism attack on the mosque.