Child death as a woman and two other children fight for life after horror blaze in Toowoomba

A child died while a woman and two other children fight for their lives after a horror house fire in Queensland.

Emergency services hurried to Harrristown, a suburb in Toowoomba about 127 km west of BrisbaneAround 12.30 pm after reports from a house fire.

Firefighters found Merritt St’s house completely flooded in flames before they worked desperately to control the fire.

Six people could escape the fire, including a 34-year-old man, a 36-year-old woman and four children.

Authorities confirmed on Wednesday that a fifth child, who was ‘not -responsible’ at the time of the fire, had died.

Queensland Fire and Rescue Service Station Manager Neil Goodman said that fire brigade personnel had found the child’s body at the front door.

“Once (crews) was able to bring the fire under sufficient control, close to the front door, they found one (deceased person),” Mr. Goodman told 7News.

The woman and two of the children, including a female toddler and a girl in primary school, were taken to the Toowoomba hospital in a life-threatening state after a significant burns.

Firefighters discovered the body of a missing child at the front door after extinguishing a wild fire in Toowoomba

A child died and a woman and two other children were taken to the hospital in critical condition after a horror house fire in Toowoomba

The man was also taken to the hospital with serious burns in his arm and remains in a potentially life -threatening state.

A boy with a primary school-age with burns and a teenager, with a hand injury, was also taken to the hospital, but is in a stable state.

Goodman said that firefighters were greeted with a ‘wall of flame and heavy smoke’ when they arrived on the spot, because the fire usually influenced the front of the house.

“The boys had a pretty difficult time to make access and to perform a primary search,” Mr Goodman said.

After a conversation with a family member who was ‘hysterical’, Mr. Goodman advised fire and rescue teams on where they might find the missing child.

“We are all fathers, we all have children, so it’s always difficult, it’s a bit more difficult if it looks like your own situation,” Goodman said.

It took about 30 minutes for four fire staff to put out the fire.

The police have since declared the house a crime scene and started an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

Anyone who has information or relevant vision, including CCTV or Dashcam images, is encouraged to contact the police or crime stoppers at 1800 333,000.