Police say more than 45 vehicles at two wrecking yards were destroyed in suspected arson attacks on Brisbane's northside on Friday night.
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Queensland Fire and Emergency Service were called to the first fire at 10.24pm at a wrecking yard on Beams Road in Fitzgibbon. The fire was extinguished by 10.50pm but destroyed about seven vehicles. Beams Road was closed by police just before 11pm.
A second blaze broke out just before 11pm at a wrecking yard on Sandgate Road at Boondall, just five kilometres away from the first fire. More than 40 cars were destroyed by the time the fire was extinguished at 12.34am and Sandgate Road southbound was also closed.
A police spokeswoman said "two or three houses either side of the fires" were evacuated as a result, but the roads have since re-opened and all residents returned to their homes, which were not damaged.
Both businesses were closed at the time of the fires and no one was physically injured. They were guarded by police overnight with investigators to attend the scenes on Saturday.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have been in the area around the time the fires broke out and noticed anything or anyone suspicious to contact Crime Stoppers.
