<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A woman and two children have died in a house fire in central Queensland this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency services were called to Whiting Street in Toolooa, a suburb of Gladstone, just before 6am AEST today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When firefighters arrived, the two-storey house was engulfed in flames.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/israel-gaza-update-trump-demands-hamas-return-dead-hostages/5a03c720-07a9-4369-9c3d-3beda3b3215f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Four coffins returned with hostage remains as pressure increases</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The house ended up partially collapsing, which hampered search efforts.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The blaze was brought under control by 7.20am, with the damage to the house proving a challenge in the search for survivors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police found three bodies, which the </span><em><span>Brisbane Times</span></em><span> reports are a woman and two girls.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/gladstone-queensland-house-fire/f767b7b3-0dc0-42af-8a56-de66c3317c65" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking to media, Acting Superintendent Luke Peachey admitted there was a chance more bodies still could be found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We haven't ruled that out today," he said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It seems to be a house people come and go from.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The fire scene is very horrific for all of the first responders and everyone involved, and it will take some time to go through before we can confirm the exact numbers."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/spider-man-outfit-found-at-beach-property-in-dunbogan-not-linked-to-missing-toddler-william-tyrrell/8227de78-cb93-4bb7-afa9-cde33bc91208" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Heartbreaking William Tyrrell update after Spider-Man suit found</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Peachey said it was a tragic incident, and authorities are working as hard as they can to identify the victims.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's a tragic event," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Those persons are still unknown, and we will be working throughout the coming days to establish what has actually happened with this house fire."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He confirmed the cause of the fire was also currently undetermined.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A crime scene has been established, and the Queensland Fire Department has told 9news.com.au they have investigators on the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>