Murder charge over Qld housefire

Police have charged a man with the murder of Dalby father Mark Wilkes, more than two weeks after his body was discovered in a burnt-out house.

Mr Wilkes, 45, was found dead after a fire ripped through an Edward Street home in the Queensland town on January 20.

Just last week police confirmed they were treating Mr Wilkes' death as a homicide, although a cause of death has not been publicly announced.

The area around the two-storey timber home was locked down and a drone deployed in the hunt for evidence.

On Friday, detectives charged a 43-year-old Dalby man with one count each of murder, arson and burglary.

The man is set to face Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Monday.