A child died in this house fire in North Toowoomba. Photo: Nev Madsen/The Toowoomba Chronicle
A two-year-old boy has died in a house fire in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane.
Five children were inside the Kenilworth Street home in North Toowoomba when it was engulfed by flames shortly before 6am on Thursday.
The four older children, aged between seven and 15, managed to escape the blaze, as thick plumes of black smoke billowed from the single-storey, wooden house.
They were taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation.
Two fire crews wearing breathing apparatus searched the burning home, but were unable to save the toddler.
A neighbour was also taken to Toowoomba Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
Firefighters will investigate whether the children were cooking shortly before the fire began.
Counselling is being offered to the family, neighbours and the 17 fire fighters who were called to the scene.
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