Firefighter tragically dies hours after fighting horrific factory fire in Brisbane – as police launch crime investigation
A female firefighter from the Fire and Rescue Service died last night after a factory fire in Slacks Creek, Brisbane, early yesterday morning.
Izabella Nash died after entering the inferno with two colleagues around 2:30 a.m. before the three went missing in the flames.
Her two colleagues were found and pulled out of the flames, but it is believed that Ms Nash had run out of oxygen, fearing her breathing apparatus had failed.
She allegedly fell unconscious in the burning building before being discovered and carried out of the building by other firefighters.
A second firefighter, Lia Drew, who is a senior firefighter, is hospitalized in a serious but stable condition. A third suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation.
An investigation has now been launched into the condition and operation of Ms Nash’s breathing apparatus, while an investigation into the cause of the fire is also underway.
Ms. Nash joined the Fire and Rescue Service in 2014 and served as a first class firefighter.
“The thoughts of all QFES members are with Izzy and Lia’s families, friends and fellow crew members,” said a QFES spokesperson.
An investigation is underway into this incident.
More to come
Firefighters were called to Pacific Highway near Slacks Creek in south Brisbane at about 2:20 a.m. after reports of a swimming pool maintenance warehouse engulfed in flames (pictured)
Authorities declared the fire under control just after 6 a.m., but several crews and three senior officers remained on scene while police declared the area a crime scene (pictured)
An investigation is ongoing into the cause of the fire (pictured, damaged building at Freedom Pools, on the site of a factory fire in Slacks Creek)