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Big Brother house burns

Update: Four children have been charged with arson following a fire at the former Big Brother house.

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Fire crews have battled a blaze at the house which featured in Big Brother this afternoon.

The fire broke out about 2.15pm.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said that the fire at a single level complex was well involved and it is causing “a fair bit of smoke”.

It is understood crews have the fire contained.

Six children aged from 9-15 seen running from the scene were arrested and taken to the nearby Coomera Police Station.

He said the police investigation was proceeding as though the blaze was deliberately lit and the six are facing arson charges.

Police appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Statement from Dreamworld: “A fire incident is occurring at a property nearby, it is not on our premises. The appropriate authorities have been alerted. Dreamworld and all our rides and attractions are operating as normal. Thankyou for your concern.”

The Queensland Investment Corporation bought the site in 2009 and were in discussions to turn the structure into a paintball and laser tag venue.

The site featured in a recent YouTube video which went viral.

Update: Four children have been charged with arson.

Source: News Corp

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  1. What a huge shame, it would have been such a cool spot to explore or play paintball.

  2. Glad no one was hurt.

    There’s something vaguely poetic (and political) about the rise and fall of the Big Brother house, a symbol devised from Orwell’s horrifying vision.

    The house was a mechanism for twisting surveillance and authority into relatively harmless entertainment, a televised dystopian spectacle that was admired by millions every week (including yours truly – I get it, it’s all for fun). It was abandoned overnight and left to rot, soon becoming dilapidated and occupied by trespassers, defacing what was once the most watched location in Australia with impunity.

    Now possibly razed to the ground, as if a final “get bent” to authority, a chapter closed on an interesting time in Australian television – the irony being that we let BB into our lives all the time now, with location logging smartphones, Internet sites tracking our…

  4. How dreadful for the paintball company wanting to buy the house.
    Why was this house not under security. This is a shame. Looks like a revival is out of the question now.

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