House fire breaks out at Hawthorne: Neighbours desperately battle blaze to save locals as flames rip through several properties in Brisbane House fire sets homes either side alight Two men in burning home heard screaming By Peter Vincent For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:32, 20 August 2023 | Updated: 06:34, 20 August 2023 e-mail View comments Dramatic footage captured the moment neighbours rallied to rescue locals from their homes after a 'ferocious' house fire engulfed three properties. At least two men rushed to help an injured and disoriented man after hearing screams and windows exploding in a home on Forbes Street in Hawthorne, Brisbane , at 8.20pm on Saturday. They found him in the front yard, before another resident was pulled out of a burning house with serious burns. Another resident was seen trying to bash in the front window on the second floor of a house as fire burns inside. Three men were taken to hospital, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia. One man, in his 40s, was treated at the scene for 'serious burns to his back, head, chest, arms and legs'. At least two neighbours rushed to help an injured and disoriented man after hearing screams and hearing windows exploding when a Brisbane home caught alight on Saturday night He was then rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a serious condition. Two other men, both in their 30s, were taken to the same hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. Paramedics responded to a call at 8.16pm about the the fire, which quickly set homes on both sides alight. Two homes were destroyed and a third was badly damaged. Residents in a neighbouring home told the Courier Mail that their husbands 'grabbed the guy' after hearing cries for help. 'We could just hear windows exploding and two guys screaming for help,' a woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said. 'I watched them pull the old guy out of the house.' Residents from all three properties were evacuated. The blaze was so fierce that some locals worried Brisbane's Powerhouse arts centre 700 metres across the Brisbane River was burning. Lauren Crampton, who was driving home after watching the soccer, described the scene as 'awful'. Paramedics responded to a call at 8.16pm about the the fire, which quickly set homes on either side alight She thought the 'ferocious' blaze was a bonfire at first, but she called 000 when she realised it was a 'multiple house fire'. 'All I could see was several people who were smashing windows to make sure no one was inside.' Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) said its crews brought house fires under control by 9.20pm. But even then it was generating 'a large amount of smoke in the area and surrounding suburbs'. It warned all nearby residents to close their windows and doors and anyone with respiratory illnesses to 'keep their medications close by'. Police and QFES were investigating the cause of the blaze on Sunday. Share or comment on this article: House fire breaks out at Hawthorne: Neighbours desperately battle blaze to save locals as flames rip through several properties in Brisbane e-mail Add comment Comments 0 Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .