{"id":460976,"date":"2026-02-05T22:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460976\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T22:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:39:10","slug":"two-young-sisters-die-in-hospital-days-after-fire-ripped-through-their-townsville-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460976\/","title":{"rendered":"Two young sisters die in hospital days after fire ripped through their Townsville home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Two children have died after a fire ripped through a Queensland home earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Sisters Hallie, two, and Evie, 13, <a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-02-01\/townsville-house-fire-two-children-severe-breathing-issues\/106292532\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106292532\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">were pulled from the second storey of a burning house in Bushland Beach<\/a> by emergency crews on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">They suffered severe breathing issues and were taken to Townsville University Hospital in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Teenage girl eating food with spoon\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5bb3fb4ce785ad670ab184bd4b14b270.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Evie, 13, has died in hospital. (Supplied: Townsville Hospital and Health Service)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Queensland Police says the two girls died from their injuries on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Two teenage boys were also in the house at the time, but managed to escape with smoke inhalation injuries.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Three police cars and vans in Townsville street\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/852cc0748476760ea2a56f8b955ae7ae.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Police are investigating the cause of the fire. (ABC News: Baz Ruddick)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Townsville Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) is investigating, and authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The cause of the fire is not yet determined and is not being treated as suspicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">In a statement earlier in the week, the family said they had been very thankful to support from the community and health and emergency services.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman holds a toddler, standing next to a girl.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e2cf90ac5db960df5734047f37c9f55d.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Hallie and Evie with their mother, Karah. (Supplied: Townsville Hospital and Health Service)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;Our family is devastated by what has happened, and we are still trying to come to terms with the scale of this tragedy,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A fundraiser to support the family has raised more than $85,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two children have died after a fire ripped through a Queensland home earlier this week. 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