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The house in Clontarf was destroyed by the blaze.

Tragedy again strikes family of slain teenager after three houses destroyed

The parents of murdered Redcliffe teen Angus Beaumont are homeless and fear his ashes have been destroyed, as the man allegedly responsible for the Clontarf fire is identified.

  • Cameron Atfield, Brittney Deguara, Julius Dennis and Alex Condon

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Emergency services were called to the house just after 1pm on Saturday.

Body found in house decimated by fire in Brisbane’s south

After initially establishing a crime scene, police said on Sunday the blaze was not suspicious.

  • Julius Dennis and William Davis
Queensland Fire and Emergency Service generic file images. Source: QFES

‘Obviously, you don’t have kids’: Father of killed boy berates court staff

While giving evidence at a coronial inquest, the man erupted several times, yelling “stop asking me stupid … questions”.

  • Cloe Read
Hallie, 2, died on Thursday.

Sisters die days after being pulled from massive house fire

The girls’ mother is a nurse who worked at the hospital where the children were treated this week.

  • Julius Dennis
A blaze rips through sheds in a Mango Hill backyard on December 28, 2025.

Residents told to stay indoors as fire rips through north Brisbane backyard

Three sheds caught fire, blanketing the suburb in thick black smoke and prompting an emergency declaration. The PSPA has since been revoked.

  • Dominique Tassell
The burnt remains of a fire sparked by an e-scooter battery.

‘It was just screaming’: Battery fires more than double in three years

There were more than 200 fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries in Queensland in the first 11 months of 2025.

  • Julius Dennis
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Three people have been assessed by paramedics outside a house fire in Redland Bay.

One person killed in house fire near Brisbane

Three people were assessed by paramedics outside a house fire that firefighters took hours to contain.

  • Dominique Tassell
A charity building in Brisbane’s south-west has been destroyed in a fire.

Man’s body found in burnt-out charity building

Hundreds of Christmas hampers were destroyed when fire ripped through the charity building in Brisbane’s south-west.

  • Dominique Tassell
Emergency services at the scene of house fire in Lawnton.

One dead, four fighting for life after early-morning blaze north of Brisbane

Two teenagers and two adults in their 30s suffered life-threatening injuries in the blaze, which also claimed a life. 

  • Julius Dennis
Jordana Johnson, 36, centre, with her 12-year-old son Jordan Norris and his friend Chazz Mather, also 12.

Woman charged with murder over fire that killed three

The woman – who was staying at the house and questioned on the day – will front court from bed.

  • William Davis