A woman has been charged with murder and arson after a house fire took the lives of a woman and two young children in Gladstone.<\/p>\n
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this story contains the names and images of people who have died, used with the permission of their family.<\/p>\n
Emergency services were called to the Whiting Street property at Toolooa at 6am on October 15, with the two-storey property fully engulfed.<\/p>\n
The bodies of Jordana Johnson, 36, her son Jordan Norris, 13, and his friend Chazz Mather, 12, were found inside.<\/p>\n
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Jordana Johnson (left), Jordan Norris (middle) and Chazz Mather (right) died in the blaze last Wednesday. (Supplied: Glenn Butcher)<\/p>\n
Police declared crime scenes at the house and at Trevally Street.<\/p>\n
Police said a 37-year-old woman from Toolooa was charged on Friday with three counts of murder, and two counts of arson.<\/p>\n
She is expected to face a bedside court hearing on Friday.<\/p>\n
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A home in Whiting Street in the Gladstone suburb of Toolooa has been destroyed by fire. (ABC Capricornia: Jasmine Hines)<\/p>\n
A community gathering will be held at Barney Point Beach this Saturday from 9:30am.<\/p>\n
The families have invited friends and community members to pay their respects and lay fresh flowers along the waterline.<\/p>\n
An online fundraiser for the families has so far raised more than $30,000.<\/p>\n
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