Man dies, toddler flown to hospital as house fire breaks out on Barr St, Maryborough

A man has died and a toddler has been flown to hospital following a house fire in Maryborough.

A man has died and a child has been flown to hospital in a serious condition following a house fire in central Victoria.

A crime scene has been established on Barr St in Maryborough after firefighters battled a blaze from about 11.40am on Thursday and rescued a two-year-old boy.

The child had to be intubated because of breathing difficulties cause by smoke inhalation, was placed in a medically induced coma, and was flown to the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Emergency services on Barr St. Picture: Gianni Francis

A man aged 35 died at the scene and is yet to be formally identified.

He is believed to be the only occupant who sustained burns.

Two women, in their 30s and 60s, and a three-year-old child fled the house themselves and were also treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries.

The fire, which is not being treated as suspicious, was contained to the single-storey house.

Its cause was unknown on Thursday afternoon and there were no people of interest in the police investigation.

A nearby Maryborough resident said it was “shocking”.

“It’s tragic, you always feel like that when you hear about the little ones,” she said.