The family living in a Scenic Rim home destroyed by fire are safe and well, following a frantic search by authorities who feared they may have been trapped inside.
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Fire engulfed the Biddaddaba home, about 45 kilometres west of Surfers Paradise, just after 9am on Wednesday.
It was initally reported three people, a man, woman and child, who lived in the house had not been located.
However about 12.15pm, emergency services confirmed the home's occupants had been located safe.
A firefighter was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital, an ambulance spokeswoman said. His injuries are unknown.
A man, woman and child are missing after a house fire outside #Brisbane pic.twitter.com/hplmuJPd1f — 7News Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) July 23, 2014
Fire crews said the Biddaddaba Creek Road house was well alight when they arrived and by 10.30am they were still putting out the fire and conducting a primary search of the property.
Initial pictures from the scene showed the house had been destroyed.
Roof has collapsed. Neighbour says he can't get hold of any of the three people who live here. @7newsbrisbane pic.twitter.com/bPCSbJuMjC — Josh Adsett (@joshadsett) July 23, 2014
