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Two people missing after remote Queensland house fire

Seven fire crews battled the blaze as police declared the site a crime scene and searched for a man and woman in their 70s.

  • Emergency services responded to a fully engulfed house fire on Booyal Crossing Road in Good Night, near Bundaberg, on Saturday, with two residents in their 70s remaining unaccounted for.
  • Queensland Fire Department crews arrived at the property at about 9.15pm Saturday to find the home fully engulfed, while witness Voigt told the Courier Mail she heard explosions before the fire.
  • Firefighters arrived to find the structure already heavily compromised; the home was ultimately destroyed with the roof collapsing during the operation.
  • Queensland Police have declared the site a crime scene while authorities investigate how the fire started, with crews unable to safely enter the remains.
  • Police continue searching for the two elderly occupants while urging anyone with information or vision to come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.
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Two missing after home destroyed in fire

A late-night fire that witnesses described as explosive has left a rural property in ruins, with its two elderly residents still missing.

·City of Perth, Australia
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