Fire in Darling Downs, Queensland: One feared death in massive bakery fire
One person has been killed after a popular bakery and adjoining house were destroyed by a massive fire.
Firefighters are at the scene battling the inferno at the Duo Bakery and Cafe in Highfields near Toowoomba in Queensland’s Darling Downs region, which broke out shortly before 6am on Thursday.
Buildings on the New England Highway were “well engulfed” by the time crews arrived, a Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
Police have now confirmed that one person died in the fire.
Firefighters and police remain on the scene (pictured) of a massive fire that destroyed a bakery and an adjacent house
“Initial investigations show that there was one person in the home at the time,” a police statement said.
‘Investigations are ongoing. No further information is available at this time.”
It took the fire brigade half an hour to extinguish the fire.
Crews remain on scene to extinguish hot spots while a fire investigator is en route.
It is currently unclear what the cause of the fire is and whether it started in the bakery or in the adjacent home.
The police have set up a crime scene.
Queensland Ambulance crews are also at the scene
Northbound lanes of the New England Highway are affected.
Firefighters were called to the massive inferno around 5:50 a.m. on Thursday (image)
One person is missing after a fire at the Duo Bakery and Cafe in Highfields