Woman dies as her home erupts into flames but a child miraculously survives – with more than 30 firefighters rushed in to tackle the blaze
A young child has narrowly escaped unscathed a house fire which tragically claimed the life of a woman in Melbourne’s south-east.
Emergency service rushed to Wattleglade Court, Wheelers Hill around 10.20pm on Thursday night following reports a two story home was engulfed in flames.
Crews arrived at the scene within five minutes of the call for help but were unable to revive a woman who died at the scene. She’s yet to be formally identified.
A man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries where he remains in a stable condition.
A child who was also at the house at the time escaped uninjured.
A woman has tragically died in a house fire in Melbourne’s south-east late Thursday night
It took more than 30 firefighters half an hour to bring the blaze under control.
An advice message issued for surrounding areas has since been downgraded.
The gutted home remained cordoned off with police tape on Friday morning, where authorities are expected to spend much of the day determining what sparked the blaze.
Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
More to come
An injured man was rushed to hospital while a child escaped the house fire unscathed
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