Overview
- Emergency crews were called to Meredith Place about 1:55pm and arrived within four minutes to find the two-storey home well alight.
- Two residents escaped before firefighters arrived, including a man taken to the Royal Brisbane Hospital.
- Intense conditions and a partial collapse of the upper level hindered search efforts and prevented access to the top floor.
- Firefighters later found a body on the first level, with police now working to formally identify the deceased.
- About 20 firefighters brought the blaze under control, and investigators say smoke alarms were present but their operation has not been confirmed.