Qld murder accused set brother alight

A young Queensland man accused of setting his older brother on fire in the bedroom of Gold Coast home has been charged with murder.

It's believed the 22-year-old poured accelerant over his brother, 26, before igniting the blaze and severely burning his alleged victim, who died in a Brisbane hospital on Saturday.

He was arrested in Brisbane and questioned for several hours before being charged with murder.

"It's an horrific event. The burns were as bad as you could get," Nerang police Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Procter said.

Police were unable to confirm reports the men's parents were injured when trying to extinguish the fire that killed their eldest son at a Nerang home.

The alleged murderer is due to front Southport Magistrates Court on Monday.