Toddler killed in Toowoomba house fire, five taken to hospital - ABC Local

Posted September 19, 2013 21:07:44

An investigation is underway after a toddler died in a house fire on Queensland's Darling Downs.

A neighbour alerted emergency services to the blaze on Kennilworth Street in North Toowoomba just before 6:00pm AEST.

Authorities say the single-storey house was well alight by the time firefighters arrived and that flames stretched along the whole length of the timber building.

A toddler is confirmed to have died in the fire, while four other children who lived in the house and a neighbour have been taken to the Toowoomba Base Hospital for treatment.

Counselling is being offered to family, neighbours and emergency services, including the 17 fire fighters who were called to the scene.

Police say they will guard the scene overnight.

Topics: disasters-and-accidents, fires, toowoomba-4350