Thursday, May 14, 2015

Two-year-old boy dies in house fire 'on his birthday in Australia

A two-year-old boy has died in a house fire in Beenleigh, south of Brisbane. Authorities believe it was the infant's birthday. His father tried to save him. 'A two-year-old child has been found deceased, his parents are very traumatised,' Acting Police Inspector John Henry said. 'We believe it was his birthday today, the little fella'.   

A mother and five of her children were home at the time of the fire. She and four of her children escaped the property.  

Acting Insp Henry said the father had gone to school to pick up the family's eldest child when the fire broke out.  

A Queensland police spokeswoman confirmed the boy's death to Daily Mail Australia. 
Emergency services rushed to the scene after receiving a 000 call at 2:51pm local time.

A Fire and Rescue Services spokeswoman said the fire was 'well involved' when firefighters arrived. She said the fire was under control by 3:31pm. 

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