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Two more children have died after a suspicious house fire in Queensland
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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5/9/2025
A Queensland community is dealing with the deaths of three children after a blaze in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane. Police are waiting to speak to their mother who remains in hospital with critical injuries under police guard.
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A tender tribute, marking the horror that took place in this family home.
00:07
It's just heartbreaking. It's so tragic.
00:09
Overnight, two girls aged just four and seven died in the Queensland Children's Hospital
00:15
from the injuries they suffered in a terrifying inferno.
00:19
Their Toowoomba home was engulfed in flames about half past 12 on Wednesday morning.
00:24
A nine-year-old boy also died in the fire.
00:27
It's just so deeply, deeply troubling for that community.
00:30
The girl's 36-year-old mother survived the blaze.
00:34
She remains in a critical condition in hospital under police guard.
00:38
Officers are waiting to speak to her.
00:40
That is something our investigators are working on with the hospital to arrange,
00:45
but will happen dependent on her condition.
00:48
Two men aged 34 and 18 and an 11-year-old boy were able to escape.
00:54
They've been discharged from hospital.
00:57
The 18-year-old male and the 34-year-old did assist with removing or assisting with the children getting from that premises.
01:05
As part of their inquiries, officers will look at any interactions the family had with police in the lead up to the fire.
01:12
The Premier is promising a detailed and thorough investigation.
01:17
We owe that to these kids.
01:19
We owe it to the neighbours who went through that trauma.
01:22
We owe it to a community that will be feeling broken.
01:24
Toowoomba locals are finding small ways to express their grief.
01:28
I have to speak to my kids.
01:30
I told them we have to buy the flower and put it in.
01:33
When it's in your town you feel like you know them.
01:36
Officers praised for their response to a scene that was confronting.
01:40
While we are first responders and are trained to deal with these sorts of incidents,
01:44
I want to assure you that we're not immune to feeling the impact.
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