A woman and two children have died in a house fire in central Queensland this morning.
Emergency services were called to Whiting Street in Toolooa, a suburb of Gladstone, just before 6am AEST today.
When firefighters arrived, the two-storey house was engulfed in flames.
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The house ended up partially collapsing, which hampered search efforts.
The blaze was brought under control by 7.20am, with the damage to the house proving a challenge in the search for survivors.
Police found three bodies, which the Brisbane Times reports are a woman and two girls.
Speaking to media, Acting Superintendent Luke Peachey admitted there was a chance more bodies still could be found.
"We haven't ruled that out today," he said.
"It seems to be a house people come and go from.
"The fire scene is very horrific for all of the first responders and everyone involved, and it will take some time to go through before we can confirm the exact numbers."
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Peachey said it was a tragic incident, and authorities are working as hard as they can to identify the victims.
"It's a tragic event," he said.
"Those persons are still unknown, and we will be working throughout the coming days to establish what has actually happened with this house fire."
He confirmed the cause of the fire was also currently undetermined.
A crime scene has been established, and the Queensland Fire Department has told 9news.com.au they have investigators on the scene.
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