Two dead after caravan fire on property near Brisbane
Two people have died after an caravan caught fire on a property near Brisbane overnight.
Emergency services found a caravan completely destroyed after the fire caused its roof to cave in on a property in Upper Brookfield about 4.30am.
Two people were unaccounted for but were later found dead.
A third person has been taken to hospital and is receiving treatment.
Queensland police inspector Karl Hahne said the third person had burns consistent with someone who either tried to escape or break in to help those inside.
Hahne described the scene as “intense” as flames were bursting from the windows of the caravan.
“There were several people there,” he said.
“Obviously some of them witnessed the fire so it’s been quite traumatic but we are systematically going through, speaking to those people, getting their versions to understand what occurred in the early hours of this morning.”
The home on the rural property about 30 minutes from the capital was okay.
A crime scene has been set up and an investigation is underway.
