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Noosa house destroyed by fire, police investigate links to teen's alleged assault

A house on the Sunshine Coast has been destroyed by fire.

Police are investigating potential links between the alleged deprivation of liberty and assault of a teenage girl on the Sunshine Coast and a fire that destroyed a house overnight.

Last week, three girls, aged 12, 13, and 14 years old, were charged with deprivation of liberty and assault, accused of luring a teenager to a property in the Noosa region and holding her against her will.

Police have declared a crime scene at a home that burned to the ground.

The brick house was fully engulfed in flames when police and fire crews arrived just after 1:30am.

Crews had the blaze under control within half an hour of arriving, but the roof had collapsed.

The house was vacant at the time, and no injuries have been reported.

The house in the Noosa region was owned buy social housing. (ABC Sunshine Coast: Owen Jacques)

Sunshine Coast District Superintendent Craig Hawkins said "the act" was disgraceful.

Emergency services could not save the brick house, which was engulfed in flames when they arrived. (ABC Sunshine Coast: Owen Jacques)

"This home was owned by social housing and this act has now deprived a person in need of a home from that opportunity," Superintendent Hawkins said.

"The investigation will include exploring linkages of what's previously happened at this property but, at this stage, there's nothing that might confirm that."

The home, used for social housing, was gutted by fire overnight. (ABC Sunshine Coast: Owen Jacques)
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