Two children have died and two others are in a critical condition after a shed fire in Geelong in south-west Victoria.
Two children died at the scene in Corio on Sunday morning while the other two preschoolers were flown to hospital. All four children are yet to be formally identified.
Victoria police said emergency services had been called to the blaze at the Corio property about 9km north of Geelong’s city centre about 10.30am.
“It’s believed at this early stage four children were in the shed when it caught fire,” police said. A spokesperson said the scene was “horrific”.
Detectives said the cause of the fire was yet to be determined but it was not being treated as suspicious at this stage.
Ambulance Victoria said it had airlifted two preschool-aged children to the Royal Children’s hospital in Melbourne.
The pair were in a critical condition with severe burns, a spokesperson said. Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
