A woman in her 80s and a man in his 60s, who police believe to be her son, have been killed in a house fire at Woodridge, south of Brisbane.
Police said at least one of the pair is believed to have had a disability.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Cypress Street just after 6pm on Sunday night, and found the two-storey house already engulfed in flames.
Six fire crews brought the blaze under control after half an hour.
The woman and her son were in the house at the time and died at the scene, despite the efforts of emergency services.
Authorities said the fire appeared to have started at the rear of the property on the second level of the home.
Forensic investigators arrived at the property on Monday morning.
The crews were able to enter the property and reach the second floor of the home to search for anyone inside.
Police are not treating the blaze as suspicious, but investigators are yet to pinpoint the cause of the fire.
‘It’s just a terrible, terrible blow’
Woodridge MP and Deputy Premier Cameron Dick visited the home on Monday morning to leave flowers for the family.
He said he knew the woman well and that she had been a big supporter of his political career and a very community-minded person.
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“She was a wonderful person. She had become very unwell in her later years. She had been very helpful to me as the local member of parliament,” Mr Dick said.
“She had been very supportive of me personally. It’s just a terrible, terrible blow for the community.
“You had a son caring for his mother, and that they would both lose their lives in these terrible circumstances.”
‘A lovely, kind lady’
Cathy Francis said she left a flower at the home as a symbol of respect for the family.
“It’s just shocking,” she said.
“They were just good-natured people, didn’t say much, always said hello, keeping an eye out for our children when they come out to play basketball or volleyball.”
Abdul Khan, another neighbour, said the woman was “a lovely kind lady, always friendly, and she loved nature”.
“It’s a big loss to our street, to our community. Really, really, it’s a sad memory for all our kids and everyone here,” Mr Khan said.
The deaths at Woodridge come just days after a man was killed and a woman seriously burned in a unit fire at Albion in Brisbane’s north.
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