“We woke up to windows breaking, the smoke was overwhelming.”
Jacky Thomas recounts waking in the early hours of last Saturday morning, to fire engulfing the East Mackay home she shares with three other people.
The McIntyre Street blaze is thought to have been started by a heater. Thankfully, everyone escaped the burning building without injury which Ms Thomas said is due to her dog barking to alert her to danger.
Ms Thomas said it happened so quickly and the housemates are devastated at losing their belongings in the blaze.
The community have been donating clothing and other sundry items to the property while the housemates struggle to find somewhere to live. All accommodation was booked out throughout the Mackay Region for sporting events this week and emergency accommodation is scarce.
“We just thank the community for the support we’ve received,” Ms Thomas said.
The McIntyre Street home in East Mackay was destroyed by fire on Saturday 24 June. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie
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