Three children dead after suspicious house fire in Toowoomba, woman in hospital under police guardTopic:Fires1h ago1 hours agoWed 7 May 2025 at 9:14pmLoading...abc.net.au/news/two-children-dead-toowoomba-house-fire-harristown/105266758Link copiedShareShare articlePolice say two more children have died after a suspicious house fire in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, bringing the death toll to three.Emergency services were called to Merritt Street in Harristown about 12.30am on Wednesday, where they found the house engulfed in flames.A body believed to be of a nine-year-old boy was discovered in the house. The house was fully engulfed when emergency services arrived. (ABC News: Will Murray)A 34-year-old man, a 36-year-old woman, an 18-year-old man and three children aged four, seven and 11 managed to escape. Overnight, the four-year-old girl and seven-year-old girl died at Queensland Children's Hospital from their injuries.The woman remains in a critical condition at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital under police guard.Police said they are treating the fire as suspicious, and are not looking for anyone else in connection to it at this time.Emergency crews were called to the fire on Merritt Street in Harristown about 12:30am on Wednesday. (ABC News: Will Murray)Miles Blum, who lives on the street, said he heard commotion and people screaming and called triple-0 when he saw the fire."Looking out the window I saw a little flicker of yellow and I went 'Oh god, that's a fire'," he said."They were breaking glass to get out of the windows."Once they opened the windows up, it went up."Miles Blum says he heard screaming before he saw the fire and called triple-0. (ABC News)'This is a tragic event'This morning, the 34-year-old man and 18-year-old man were released from Toowoomba Hospital.The 11-year-old boy was uninjured. It took four crews about half an hour to extinguish the fire. (ABC News: Will Murray)Speaking on Wednesday, Darling Downs District Detective Inspector Renee Garske said police were working through information to "determine the status of the relationships at that home address".She said investigations would include whether domestic violence was a factor."This is a tragic event and we are deeply saddened by this incident," she said.Family and domestic violence support services:If you need help immediately call emergency services on triple-01800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732Women's Crisis Line: 1800 811 811Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491Lifeline: 131 114District Detective Inspector Garske said the homicide unit had been notified to assist in investigations. Police are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.Darling Downs District Detective Inspector Renee Garske said the homicide unit had been notified to assist in investigations. 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