Police say revenge fuelled fatal shipping container explosion
An alleged act of revenge has cost a man his life in central Queensland after fuel he was using to set a shipping container a light exploded.
The Mackay man's body was found at a trailer manufacturing business by firefighters attending the blaze about 2am yesterday.
Police are alleging the fatal explosion happened while the man, 30, was attempting to ignite a container holding personal items belonging to his father's former partner.
Police have charged a man with lighting a shipping container fire that caused an explosion which killed a man in central Queensland. Nine
Police will allege he was one of two men who set fire to the shipping container. Nine
"Unfortunately in the process of lighting (that fire) it's obviously got out of control and there was an explosion," a spokesman said.
The dead man's father, 50, was also at the Malcolmson Street business and helped set the fire, police say.
"We'll allege they planned to run in different directions when the fire was lit," the spokesman said.
"So it appears (the father) didn't know the tragedy had occurred."
Police have charged the dead man's father with a string of offences, including arson, wilful damage and four counts of contravening a domestic violence order.
He appeared in the Mackay Magistrates Court today.
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