Mount Tarcoola, Geraldton: Three boys – aged 12, 13 and 14 – fight for life after housefire
Three boys – ages 12, 13 and 14 – are fighting for their lives after a massive house fire
- Emergency services called home in Geraldton, WA
- Three boys flown to hospital
Three teenage boys fight for their lives as police investigate a major house fire in Western Australia.
Emergency services were called to the blaze in the Mount Tarcoola suburb of Geraldton just after 4pm on Thursday.
Callers reported smoke billowing from the roof of the brick and tile house and eight fire crews arrived to find it completely engulfed, a spokeswoman for the fire and emergency services said.
Three boys were found at the scene, while a fourth was in a nearby home.
Three of the boys – ages 12, 13 and 14 – suffered significant burns. They were flown to Perth Children’s Hospital.
Three teenage boys – aged 12, 13 and 14 – suffered significant burns in a major house fire in Western Australia
The boys were flown to Perth Children’s Hospital where they are fighting for their lives as police investigate the incident
As of Friday afternoon, all three were in critical condition, a hospital spokesperson confirmed.
Western Australia Police Assistant Commissioner Tony Longhorn said young people, lighters and fire never got along well.
“This is an example of (a) tragic outcome and hopefully the three kids will be okay,” he said on Friday.
The fourth boy, also aged 13, was taken to Geraldton Hospital for what police described as moderate burns and has since been released.
The fire brigade had the fire under control around 4.30 p.m. on Thursday and was extinguished around 6 p.m.
Investigators from the Western Australia Police Force arson squad investigate the crime scene.
Emergency services were called to the fire in Geraldton’s Mount Tarcoola suburb just after 4pm on Thursday