A disable woman died inside her burning house despite the desperate efforts of her neighbours to save her.
The 26-year-old was inside the home in Armstrong’s Creek, near Geelong, with her family when it was engulfed in flames about 4pm on Tuesday.
Neighbours grabbed garden hoses and tried to fight through the flames and smoke to reach her until fire crews arrived to douse the blaze.
A disable woman died inside her burning house despite the desperate efforts of her neighbours to save her
The woman was living with her 62-year-old mother, her 28 and 30-year-old brothers, all of whom were rushed to hospital along with a 30-year-old neighbour.
They were treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation at Geelong hospital where they remain in critical but stable conditions.
Footage of the fire showed towering flames bursting through the roof and plumes of smoke belching into the air as the house burned.
‘I could see flames launching through the roof of the house, it’s not something you expect to see on your street,’ witness Mitch Spence said.
‘The fire brigade got it under control very quickly when they arrived, they did a very good job.’
![Footage of the fire showed towering flames bursting through the roof and plumes of smoke belching into the air as the house burned](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/26/06/479299F300000578-5212351-image-m-115_1514268959771.jpg)
Footage of the fire showed towering flames bursting through the roof and plumes of smoke belching into the air as the house burned
![The 26-year-old was inside the home in Armstrong's Creek, near Geelong, with her family when it was engulfed in flames about 4pm on Tuesday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/26/06/47929CF900000578-5212351-image-a-110_1514268821926.jpg)
The 26-year-old was inside the home in Armstrong’s Creek, near Geelong, with her family when it was engulfed in flames about 4pm on Tuesday
Neighbours Brad Perkins and Alison Kerr said they tried to hose down the house to make a path inside but the six-metre-high flames were too intense.
‘They were just yelling ‘she’s still inside, she’s still inside’,’ Mr Perkins told the Geelong Advertiser.
‘I tried to help out that back with the hose but there wasn’t enough pressure so I can running back out the front and saw they guys from across the road running back and forth trying to get everyone out.’
Nearby residents fled their homes in case the powerful blaze spread to other houses, and were relived when fire crews arrived to put it out.
![Neighbours grabbed garden hoses and tried to fight through the flames and smoke to reach her until fire crews arrived to douse the blaze](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/26/06/47929DE600000578-5212351-image-a-111_1514268830959.jpg)
Neighbours grabbed garden hoses and tried to fight through the flames and smoke to reach her until fire crews arrived to douse the blaze
![The woman was living with her 62-year-old mother, her 28 and 30-year-old brothers, all of whom were rushed to hospital along with a 30-year-old neighbour](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/26/06/47929AB000000578-5212351-image-m-116_1514268980693.jpg)
The woman was living with her 62-year-old mother, her 28 and 30-year-old brothers, all of whom were rushed to hospital along with a 30-year-old neighbour
Detective Senior Constable Kevin Beaumont said the ‘devastating’ fire would be investigated to determine its cause and prepare a report for the coroner.
‘Neighbours notified CFA and attempted to fight the fire and help evacuate people from that address,’ he said.
‘CFA were notified that there may have been someone inside and they attempted to rescue that person.’