Two in Mackay Hospital, fire crews battle blaze at Rural View home

Police closed off a Mackay street after a fire tore through a home and sent two people to the hospital, with a suspected cause already identified.

Police closed off Dawson Blvd and fire crews extinguished the fire by 1pm. Photo: Luke Lay

Two people were rushed to hospital after a fire tore through a Northern Beaches home, the majority of internal damage coming from smoke.

Emergency services responded to reports of a fire inside a Rural View home on Dawson Blvd at approximately 12.45pm.

A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said three crews arrived to find the house fully involved in smoke.

Police closed the street and the fire was extinguished by 1pm.

Constable Kate Carrell said the fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault which left “massive damage”.

Police do not believe the fire was suspicious, with most of the damage not visible from the front of the home. Photo: Luke Lay

A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said paramedics assessed two of the house’s occupants who complained of smoke inhalation.

They were taken to Mackay Hospital in a stable condition.

The fire did not appear suspicious but police are on the scene “doing further checks”, according to a spokesman.

At the time of writing fire crews remain at the house searching for hotspots and venting the structure.

Fire investigators will attend the site.

Originally published as Two in Mackay Hospital, fire crews battle blaze at Rural View home