Dramatic vision shows the moment officers rush to warn neighbors as ‘suspicious’ fire engulfs a downtown house in a massive blaze
- Emergency services rushed to the house fire
- Police response filmed on bodycam
- Investigation into suspicious fire ongoing
An extraordinary vision has emerged of a massive fire that ripped through a family home in the downtown area and quickly spread to a neighboring property, forcing terrified residents to flee.
An investigation has been launched into the fire in Brisbane’s West End, which broke out shortly before 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning and destroyed the residence.
Dozens of firefighters battled the inferno for two hours before it was extinguished around 6am.
The police then declared the place a crime scene.
Dramatic bodycam image released by Queensland Police shows officers rushing to the Archibald Street scene where the house was already engulfed in flames.
Police arrived at the scene and found the house in downtown Brisbane engulfed in flames
‘Is there nobody in the house? What about the house down the street?’ a female cop asks a resident standing in the middle of the street.
“They’re evacuating?”
The vision shows the police pounding on the door of a neighboring house, at risk of being engulfed by the intense flames.
“Hello hello, police!” cried the officer.
“Everything safe,” a man finally shouted.
The vision also shows fire engines arriving on scene with sirens blaring and evacuated residents standing in the street.
The house was destroyed. No one was home at the time.
It took eight fire crews two hours to put out the early morning blaze
The West End house that went up in flames was destroyed. No one was home at the time
A neighboring building also suffered significant damage.
No injuries were reported.
Detectives investigated the crime scene on Wednesday morning.
Firefighters also stayed behind to muffle hot spots and conduct atmospheric tests on the damaged neighboring property so residents could gather their belongings.
The fire is being treated as suspicious.
The investigation into the cause of the massive fire continues.
Anyone with information or CCTV or dashcam visibility is urged to contact PoliceLink or Crime Stoppers.
The investigation into the suspicious fire (pictured Wednesday) continues
The police bodycam shows officers knocking on the doors of neighboring houses to evacuate residents