Russell Island fire: police giving ‘closer scrutiny’ to fire at Queensland home which killed five young boys and their father
by Rafqa Touma and agencies from on (#6DKSQ)
The father was reportedly trying to rescue his children when he succumbed to the fire
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A crime scene has been established at the site of a deadly Queensland house fire that claimed the lives of five young boys and their father on an island near Brisbane, as Queensland police said the fire required closer scrutiny".
The man, named by multiple media outlets as 34-year-old Wayne Godinet, was reportedly trying to rescue his children when he succumbed to the blaze.
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