Point Cook house in Melbourne goes up in flames with teen boy and three children inside
A teenage boy has been injured, and multiple others have suffered smoke inhalation as a fire tore through a house in Melbourne’s southwest.
The two-storey house on Willowherb Way in Point Cook went up in flames at 7am on Tuesday.
As firefighters battled to bring the blaze under control, a family of five were evacuated from the house and there were “multiple casualties”.
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Paramedics said a 15-year-old boy was taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital with burns and a 60-year-old man was also burned and suffered smoke inhalation.
Another three children were assessed at the scene and have been taken to Werribee Mercy Hospital. The extent of their injuries or smoke inhalation is also not yet clear.
Fire crews donned breathing apparatuses and brought the fire under control in about 30 minutes.
Victoria Police is also on scene and the fire is believed to be non-suspicious at this stage.
