Child dies in Toowoomba house fire Boy dies in house fire A two-year-old boy dies in a house fire in Toowoomba Thursday night while four other children escape the blaze. PT0M39S http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-2u3s7 620 349 September 20, 2013 - 11:24AM A neighbour was pushed back by smoke and flames when he tried to rescue a toddler who was killed in a house fire in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane. Five children, including the two-year-old boy, were inside the Kenilworth Street home in North Toowoomba when it was engulfed by flames shortly before 6pm on Thursday. Initial reports suggest cooking oil was left unattended in a saucepan on an electric stove and ignited. A child died in this house fire in North Toowoomba. Photo: Nev Madsen/The Toowoomba Chronicle The four older children - two boys aged 10 and 11 and two girls aged seven and 15 - managed to escape the blaze as thick plumes of black smoke billowed from the single-storey, wooden house. They were taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation. Neighbour Terrance Mann, 28, said he tried to rescue the toddler, but was knocked back by the smoke and flames. "A girl came out saying her nephew was still inside and as I went to break through the window to see if I could try to rescue him, I just thought "nah," because the smoke was too big,"" he told reporters. ""At that moment we realised there was just nothing we could have done."" Mr Mann was taken to Toowoomba Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Two fire crews wearing breathing apparatus searched the burning home, but were also unable to save the toddler. The 15-year-old girl was reportedly babysitting her two-year-old nephew and her three younger siblings. The small fire reportedly burst into a large blaze after the teen tried to extinguish the flames. Acting Fire Inspector Warren Buckley said the fire spread throughout the entire house. ""The house was fully involved, flames out the eastern side of the house, along the full length of the house,"" he told 612 ABC Brisbane. It's always difficult when you've got persons confirmed missing, but our guys are very professional. Counselling has been offered to the family, neighbours and the 17 firefighters who were called to the scene. The fatal fire is the second tragedy to befall the Darling Downs community this week, after a 37-year-old woman and her five-year-old son were killed in a car crash south of Toowoomba. Mayor Paul Antonio said the tragedies had cast a shadow over the city at the time when residents usually celebrated the annual Carnival of Flowers due to start on Friday night. ""It's an absolute tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected, particularly the family,"" he told Fairfax Media. ""This is a very strong and a very resilient community and we will celebrate the Carnival of Flowers, but etched in our memory will be these tragic losses.""