A gunman is on the run after allegedly threatening two ladies and setting a Brisbane dwelling alight, killing the pet canine inside.
Video from neighbors captured the terrifying second the Sunnybank dwelling burst into flames on Thursday night time, inflicting a number of ensuing explosions to rock the suburban avenue.
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Neighbors say they noticed a person pull into the driveway and begin yelling on the lady who lives on the dwelling after he threatened considered one of her associates.
The lady’s neighbors referred to as the police, claiming they noticed him pull a gun on her.
Witnesses say “the whole home from entrance to again” burst into flames.
“The lady was crying and he simply stayed on the fundamental door, after which he dropped one thing and the hearth is on,” one neighbor advised 7NEWS.
“I heard the ‘Bang, bang, bang’ and I assumed, ‘Oh wow, are these gunshots?’ or one thing after which I went outdoors and noticed a fireplace,” one other stated.
Police say no pictures have been fired however a gun was concerned.
Officers retrieved a jerry can on Thursday night time, believed for use to start out the hearth.
Police continued to collect proof on the dwelling on Friday as they looked for the armed man.
The lady inside the house narrowly escaped the inferno and was unhurt, nonetheless, considered one of her pet beagles died within the blaze.
“She was actually upset, it was onerous to grasp her as a result of she was so inconsolable,” a neighbor stated.
The lady is now within the care of associates.
– With Steve Hart
