Four-year-old twins die after fire in house near Byron Bay
Twin girls have died after suffering from smoke inhalation in a house fire near Byron Bay.
Emergency services were called to the home, located about 30 kilometres west of Byron Bay, at about 4am on Sunday.
Emergency services were called to a house near Byron Bay at about 4am on Sunday.Credit:Edwina Pickles
Paramedics performed CPR on both children, aged four, but were unable to revive either.
A woman was also treated for shock.
Police detectives and fire investigators are looking into the cause of the fire, but police said initial reports suggest a candle was left burning inside the house.
The single-storey property, which is on Mafeking Road in Goonengerry, is part of a multi-occupancy community.
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