{"id":815033,"date":"2026-07-21T20:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/815033\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T20:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:03:14","slug":"mother-and-family-friend-die-as-husband-and-children-escape-blaze-in-kingston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/815033\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother and family friend die as husband and children escape blaze in Kingston"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mother and a family friend have died in a devastating house fire, with police launching an investigation into the blaze.<\/p>\n

The fire broke out at a home on Adelaide St in Kingston, south of Brisbane<\/a>, just after 3pm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Two people dead in house fire in Kingston<\/p>\n

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Emergency crew<\/a>s arrived to find the house fully engulfed in flames, with firefighters taking about an hour to bring it under control.<\/p>\n

Police have confirmed the victims were mother Leanne Laver and family friend Philip Gordon. <\/p>\n

Four people, including Laver\u2019s husband and the couple\u2019s children, escaped the burning home.<\/p>\n

A neighbour recalled noticing the smell of smoke before hearing the commotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI smelt it before I heard it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"EmergencyEmergency crews spent about an hour bringing the deadly blaze under control. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

She said the blaze spread rapidly, engulfing the house within minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin three to five minutes, like, it felt the whole house was engulfed, we were just yelling to make sure is anybody inside, is everybody okay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Queensland Police<\/a> issued an emergency declaration (PSPA) because of the threat to neighbouring homes before it was revoked after three hours.<\/p>\n

A crime scene has been established and investigations into the cause of the blaze are continuing.<\/p>\n

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