Four people fighting for life after house fire

One person has died and four others are fighting for life after a house fire tore through a home in Brisbane’s north early Sunday morning.

Emergency services were called to Darcy Way in Lawnton just after 5.30am following reports of a significant blaze.

At least five fire crews battled the fire, which they also had to shield neighbouring homes while containing the blaze.

One person was declared deceased at the scene.

Four others, a teenage boy, a teenage girl, a man in his thirties, and a woman in her thirties, were taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in life-threatening condition, Queensland Ambulance confirmed.

Nearby homes were evacuated, but residents were allowed to return shortly after 6.50am.

A crime scene has been established, and investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.

Images from the scene showed residents outside on the street in their pyjamas after being evacuated.

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