<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Five young boys and their father are missing believed dead after a house fire in Australia on Sunday, in what police described as a "truly devastating" tragedy.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The fire occurred in the early hours of Sunday on an island near Brisbane, destroying the family's house and damaging two others.</div><div><br></div><div>A 28-year-old woman who is said to be the mother of the children survived the fire and is being treated in hospital. Police said she is in an "extremely distressed" condition.</div><div><br></div><div>"The house has been burnt to the ground," a police spokesperson said.</div><div><br></div><div>"We have six people that are unaccounted for tragically, a 34-year-old male, five young boys aged 11, 10, twins that are aged four, and a three-year-old boy" the spokesperson added.</div><div><br></div><div>The victims were described as "young boys that could have become men into the future (and) a man just lost his life as well. Truly devastating for the community."</div><div><br></div><div>"At this point in time, a 28-year-old woman who was within the house as well is currently being treated," the police spokesperson said.</div><div><br></div><div>"She's terribly emotionally distressed at the moment (but) doesn't have any actual injuries. She was in the house at the time of the fire and we managed to escape unharmed."</div><div><br></div><div>Nine people suffered minor injuries.</div><div>The cause of the fire is not yet known, but police are not treating the blaze as suspicious at this stage. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>