Woman revived after fire destroys house in Chermside

A neighbour has revealed how he tried but failed to get into a burning house and save a woman trapped inside.

The house was destroyed in the early morning blaze. Picture: AAP/Sarah Marshall

A HOUSE fire in Chermside has left a woman — Alexis Parkes, 50 — fighting for life in hospital.

Firefighters were called to an address on Bundal St, Chermside, at 4.06am today.

Alexis Parkes and her son Brandon, she was found unconscious in the burning house and is now stable in Royal Brisbane Woman's Hospital. Source: Facebook

Neighbour and good Samaritan Michael Kramarenko attempted to save Ms Parkes before emergency services arrived.

He bravely ran towards the house to try and get to Ms Parkes.

A woman is fighting for life after fire tore through her Chermside home this morning. Witnesses say she was trapped but firefighters managed to rescue her @10NewsFirstQLD pic.twitter.com/dRUFWEA5tH

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“Standing on my deck across the road the heat was intense, being at the house was double that over again,” he said.

Neighbours surrounding the house told him there was someone inside. That was when he sprung into action.

“I’ve gone up the side stairs and tried to kick in the door, but because it was so hot it was just melting the door,” he said.

Michael Kramarenko, 44, tried to get into a burning house to save his neighbour. Picture: AAP/Image Sarah Marshall

Police investigating the house fire. Picture: AAP/Sarah Marshall

Mr Kramarenko said that after trying his best to get in, the fire eventually became too dangerous.

“She said, ‘No, everything is locked. I don’t have the keys.’

“I heard nothing from her after that.”

Firefighters then entered with breathing apparatus, finding and removing Ms Parkes.

“I saw them doing CPR on the lady in the back yard until the paramedics came,” Mr Kramarenko said.

Firefighters have pulled an unconscious woman in her 50s from a house fire at Chermside. They did CPR until paramedics arrived, who managed to get a pulse back. The woman is now in a critical condition in hospital. @sunriseon7 @7NewsBrisbane pic.twitter.com/3m2AjU2mQX

— Mac Lyon (@MacLyon7) February 4, 2020

She was revived and taken to Royal Brisbane and Woman’s Hospital in a critical condition, and was now believed to be stable.

It is also believed two adults and two children were taken to The Prince Charles Hospital in stable conditions with smoke inhalation.

The house was completely destroyed but firefighters managed to protect neighbouring properties.

Investigations into the cause of the fire were ongoing, but it was being treated as suspicious.