Overview
- The two-storey brick house went up in flames just after 5:30am Sunday, collapsing the roof and destroying the property in Lawnton, north of Brisbane.
- A man and a woman in their 30s and two other teenagers were rushed to hospital with severe burns and remain in critical but stable condition.
- Police declared a crime scene and fire investigators continued work on Monday, including demolishing part of a wall to access the interior.
- Authorities are pursuing a line of inquiry into an e-scooter or e-bike involvement, though the cause has not been confirmed.
- Five fire crews contained the blaze after evacuating neighbours, 18 paramedics treated victims at the scene, and community tributes and official condolences followed.