Four people have made a daring escape from a raging fire inside their southwest Brisbane home, after a man allegedly rammed his car into the garage and set the property on fire.
It is understood Brisbane bank worker Neil De Graaf, 37, suffered burns to 95 percent of his body after crashing his new BMW into the garage of the home on Birchwood Road, Brookwater, about 7.30pm yesterday before taking two cylinders of petrol and dousing himself and the house in the fuel.
Police believe the incident was a case of domestic violence.
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The man's 23-year-old de facto partner, April Lane, her 48-year-old mother and two 18-year-olds locked themselves in the home’s bathroom.
"The occupants inside the bathroom have manged to force themselves out of the house and out onto the front yard," Queensland Police's Heath McQueen told 9NEWS.
"We're very fortunate that we're not standing here with a much worse situation... there could have been multiple persons deceased as a result of the incident last night."
Ms Lane's mother suffered minor burns, and two firefighters were injured when the roof caved in.
Ipswich City Council's Paul Tully said the house was "engulfed in flames" when he arrived.
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Firefighters also saved a dog from inside the home, and it has since been taken to a shelter.
A neighbour in the street told 9NEWS they heard yelling nearby shortly before the crash.