Queensland, August 2011

Fire - Urban - Slacks Creek

Quick Statistics

11 Fatalities
2 Injured
1 Homes Destroyed

On 24 August 2011, a fire began on the ground floor of a two storey house in Slacks Creek, south of Brisbane. Fourteen of the home's 15 occupants were in the house at the time of the blaze. Three occupants escaped, two occupants were injured and 11 occupants died.

Approximately 30 firefighters responded to the incident. The second storey of the home collapsed during the fire. There were also two vehicles destroyed in the blaze.

A 2014 coroner's report failed to find sufficient evidence for the cause of the fire.

Information Sources

Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, Slacks Creek - house fire, 24 August 2011, website viewed 29 August 2011
Queensland Courts Office of the State Coroner, ‘Findings of Inquest’, 28 November 2014, website viewed 10 December 2014
Queensland Police, Update fatal house fire - Slacks Creek, Media Release, 25 August 2011
The Australian, ‘Mourners of the family who died in the Queensland house fire continue their vigil at the site’, website viewed 29 August 2011
The Brisbane Times.com, ‘More bodies recovered from burnt home’, website viewed 29 August 2011
The Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Men lose 11 family members in house fire’, website viewed 29 August 2011