Woman, boy injured in Toowoomba house fire explosion - ABC Online

By Sam Burgess

Updated May 20, 2013 08:53:28

Two people, including a seven-year-old boy, have been injured after an explosion in a house in Toowoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs overnight.

The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service says the explosion in the kitchen of the house around 5:30pm (AEST) yesterday burned a seven-year-old boy in the face and chest and also injured a woman.

Both were taken to Toowoomba Hospital.

It appears the blaze started in a fireplace and caused substantial internal damage to the home.

The fire is not believed to be suspicious.

Topics: residential, wilsonton-4350, toowoomba-4350

First posted May 20, 2013 06:44:37