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Updated April 11, 2026 \u2014 4:23pm,first published 3:28pm<\/p>\n
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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n A body has been found after a fire ripped through a house on Brisbane\u2019s south on Saturday afternoon, where police have declared a crime scene.<\/p>\n Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to a single-story house on Foote Street in Acacia Ridge at about 1:10pm, where they found the house engulfed by flames.<\/p>\n Four fire trucks were called to fight the blaze, which was under control just before 1:45pm, and extinguished roughly an hour later.<\/p>\n Paramedics said they treated a man in his 40s at the scene with minor injuries, but said he did not require transport.<\/p>\n Foote street was closed between Mortimer Road and Mulvey Street, with residents urged to stay indoors with their windows shut.<\/p>\n A Queensland Fire Department spokesperson said there was significant structural damage to the home, and firefighters could not enter the property.<\/p>\n The department would hand the scene over to the police to investigate, they said.<\/p>\n Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Emergency](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0d6f8c3f51da4d3b07f770ef02ffcb75089590b6656b103eb6b4b2ea4e525cc0.png\")
Emergency services were called to the house just after 1pm on Saturday.Nine<\/p>\n