Groom-to-be and daughter, 10, believed to have perished in SEQ shed fire

A man who was set to marry his partner next week at a Queensland property is believed to have perished in a burnt-out shed alongside his 10-year-old daughter.

Emergency services were called about 12.20pm on Tuesday to a shed fire outside Biggenden, about 240 kilometres north of Brisbane.

Human remains were found after a shed fire in the Queensland town of Biggenden.Credit: Nine News

Police declared a crime scene and guarded the property overnight.

Detective Chief Inspector Gary Pettiford said the 54-year-old man’s partner and mother to the 10-year-old girl was not home during the fire.

“She was not in the residence at the time. She was actually at work in Biggenden, and she’s been called home to this grim discovery,” he said.

“There’s no history of poor interactions with members of the community out there, and the same with family.

“What makes this incident more tragic is the fact that the male involved and the female adult were due to get married next Wednesday, so the whole thing is very tragic for the community out there, and they were actually going to get married at the property.

“She is, as you can imagine, absolutely distraught and in shock. It will be a long time before she comes to terms with not only the loss of her partner but also her daughter.”

Pettiford said firefighters were on the scene for hours battling the blaze.

“The shed was heavily engulfed with flames and eventually put out,” he said.

The human remains found in the shed were yet to be formally identified as the man and girl.

“Those people are yet to be identified, so I cannot release their names,” Pettiford said.

Forensic officers and investigators arrived on Wednesday morning to ascertain the source of the fire and make the scene safe for removal of the human remains.

“This investigation will go for at least two to three days before we’ll know anything concrete as to what exactly has happened,” Pettiford said.

A large open shed on the property was used as an entertainment area that housed a pool table, ping pong table and a bar, he said.

“Next to that shed is what was described as a lean-to, which housed a vehicle that was like a van, a small van, and some plywood that was kept out of the weather.”