Queensland Neighbours ‘Courageous’ for Help in Fatal House Fire

‘It’s a brave effort to go to the aid of someone else. Unfortunately it just wasn’t able to be done in this instance.’

Fire and Emergency crew battle bushfire near a house in the rural town of Canungra in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland, Australia, on Sept. 6, 2019. Regi Varghese/AAP/via REUTERS

Two neighbours have been commended for their bravery after trying to rescue someone from a burning house in north Queensland.

The body of a person believed to be a man was later found in the Townsville home’s debris, despite the good Samaritans’ efforts.