Overview
- Emergency services arrived about 3:15pm and extinguished a small fire at the northern Tasmania facility, with crews remaining on site.
- Police initially contained two youths inside the centre, later taking two young people into custody with no charges laid as of Thursday morning.
- Children’s Minister Jo Palmer called the incident "absolutely unacceptable" and said two staff were injured, with one requiring medical treatment.
- The Health and Community Services Union alleges short-staffing protocols were not followed and says the incident began after youths obtained keys and a kitchen fire was lit.
- The episode followed a staff strike over safety concerns the previous day; the government cites recent recruitment and added security measures as police investigate.