Homes and pets lost in vicious fire overnight in Greenacres

Several pets have died in a horrific fire that engulfed two Adelaide homes on Sunday morning, almost claiming the lives of a mother and son.

Two families have come close to losing everything in a ferocious fire that engulfed both of their Greenacres homes.

The MFS received multiple triple-0 calls at roughly 1am, reporting a blaze had taken hold of a property on Princes Road.

Forty firefighters arrived on the scene to find one residence overwhelmed by flames, which were quickly spreading to a neighbouring home.

The fire is suspected to have started in this home on Princes Rd, Greenacres. Picture: Dean Martin

Firefighters had a difficult time rescuing a mother and son due to bars on the windows and locks on the doors. Picture Dean Martin

Tracey Elliot, 51, watched anxiously alongside her son Brad, 23, as the flames crept onto the roof of their home of 24 years after she was alerted to the inferno by yelling coming from next door.

“I was just about to go to bed and I heard some yelling. So I went into my family room and looked through our vertical drapes and I could see the fire coming over our fence,” she said.

“The blinds on the window were already melting. So I just ran to Brad and woke him and said we gotta get out.”

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John, 51, Tracey’s husband was away in Queensland when he heard the news.

“I was up in Brisbane and my wife gave me a call to get down here as quickly as I could,” he said.

“I don’t know how I am feeling yet if I am being completely honest, just still processing it I guess.”

The neighbouring home at Princes Rd, Greenacres, was also badly damaged. Picture: Dean Martin

Fire damage inside one of the homes. Supplied: Luca Topolnjak

Fire damage inside one of the homes Supplied: Luca Topo

A mother and son were trapped inside the burning home – where the blaze is suspected to have begun – due to bars on windows and locked doors that prevented help from reaching them.

A police patrol assisted with the evacuation, giving clear directions to guide the occupant to safety through the back of the house.

The 66-year-old woman and 37-year-old man both sustained smoke inhalation and minor burns and were taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital where they remain under observation.

While the mother and son escaped the home, their several pets perished in the fire, a dog, a cat, and multiple frogs.

The blaze was contained to the two properties with the estimated damage bill for both homes being about $800,000.

Fire investigators are at the scene and will continue to establish what may have caused the fire to erupt.