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A two-storey unit was left heavily damaged after a fire broke out at Marcoola on January 31.

Queensland Fire Department crews were called to Petrie Avenue shortly after midday, with six crews responding to the blaze.

A QFD spokesperson said crews arrived to find the unit fully involved in fire.

“Firefighters worked to contain the fire by around 2pm, with the blaze fully extinguished by 3pm,” the spokesperson said.

They confirmed there was no one inside the property at the time of the fire.

The cause of the fire remains undetermined.

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