An 83-year-old man has been found dead after a fire tore through a retirement village in Brisbane.
Emergency crews rushed to the Burpengary Pines retirement village in Queensland’s Moreton bay region at about 9pm on Monday.
Upon arrival, they were met with a fierce blaze that had already engulfed the man’s home, leaving nothing but ashes behind.
Two cars have been reduced to rubble, along with the man’s personal belongings.
Investigators and detectives will meticulously sift through the debris to determine the cause of the tragic event.
Other residents had to be evacuated.
More to come.
