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News.com.au
23-05-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
Alert for Melbourne's Chadstone Shopping Centre as two more locally acquired cases of measles are confirmed
Melbourne's largest shopping centre has been rocked by measles after Victoria recorded two more locally acquired cases of the highly contagious disease. The new cases visited Chadstone Shopping Centre, hospitals, universities and a number of smaller shopping centres in greater Melbourne while potentially infectious, according to an alert issued by Victoria's Department of Health on Friday. It is believed one of the infected people may have been working at beauty store MECCA, with shoppers who visited the Chadstone MECCA on Thursday and Friday last week asked to monitor for symptoms. The Chadstone Kmart and lower level food court have also been listed as exposure sites, bringing the total number of exposure sites across greater Melbourne close to 30. The list includes Dandenong Hospital, Frankston Hospital, Monash University's Caulfield and Peninsula campuses, metro trains, Wellington Village Shopping Centre, The Glen Shopping Centre and Stud Park Shopping Centre. Both of the new infections are linked to another recently confirmed case, and the department is warning that there is now an increased risk of measles in greater Melbourne. 'A significant number of recent measles cases have acquired their infection locally in Victoria,' the alert said. 'There is also an ongoing risk of measles being imported into Victoria by travellers returning from overseas or interstate.' Measles, which can be avoided with a vaccine, is a contagious viral illness that causes rash and fever. In some cases, it can also cause serious health complications, including pneumonia and encephalitis. The disease is spread through the air when someone who is infectious coughs or sneezes, and a person with measles is infectious from about 24 before the onset of symptoms until four days after the rash appears. Symptoms can develop between seven to 18 days after exposure and include fever, cough, sore or red eyes, runny nose, and feeling generally unwell, followed by a red maculopapular rash. The rash usually starts on the face before spreading down the body. Young infants and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to suffering serious complications if they contract the virus. The local cases are taking place as global case numbers are also rising, potentially exposing Australian travellers to the virus, the department said. 'There are currently outbreaks reported in multiple countries and regions, including Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Africa, Europe and the UK, the Middle East, and North America,' the alert stated. A full exposure site list has been posted to the health department's website. 'Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and others,' the department stated. 'Anyone who has attended a listed exposure site during the specified date and time or spent time in greater Melbourne from late April should monitor for symptoms and seek medical care if symptoms develop for up to 18 days after the exposure. 'Anyone who attended a listed exposure site and is not fully vaccinated for measles may be eligible to receive the MMR vaccine if they present within 72 hours of exposure. 'Anyone who is immunocompromised or pregnant and not fully vaccinated for measles should seek medical review if within six days of exposure to a measles case. 'Anyone who develops symptoms of measles should seek medical care and testing for measles. 'Call the health service beforehand to advise that you may have been exposed to measles and wear a face mask.'
ABC News
22-05-2025
- ABC News
Mum remains critical, kids stable following 'suspicious' Melbourne house fire
A mother remains in a critical condition in hospital while her two girls are in a stable condition following a suspicious house fire in Melbourne's south-east. The woman in her 30s and her primary school-aged children were critically injured on Wednesday night when a gas cylinder at the Terrigal Street, Chadstone property exploded. Police deemed the fire suspicious on Thursday and are investigating the cause. On Friday morning, the Royal Children's Hospital confirmed the two children were in a "stable condition" and the Alfred Hospital confirmed the mother's condition remained critical. Police said on Thursday a male occupant of the house was not under arrest and was not at home at the time of the fire. Fire Rescue Victoria commander Paul Eckholdt said rescuing the mother and children from the home was challenging because firefighters had to force entry and wear breathing apparatus.
News.com.au
21-05-2025
- News.com.au
Woman, two girls fighting for life after suspicious blaze in Chadstone, Melbourne
Two young girls and a woman are fighting for life after a 'suspicious' house fire in Melbourne's south-east. Emergency services were called to a two-storey townhouse on Terrigal St in Chadstone at about 9.40pm on Wednesday, after reports flames and smoke were pouring from the premises. Firefighters arrived only minutes later and forced their way into the building, where they located two children and a woman unconscious on the first floor of the burning property. The trio were evacuated and transported to The Royal Children's Hospital and the Alfred Hospital in critical conditions. The ferocious blaze was brought under control by about 10.15pm, though the house was extensively damaged. Fire Rescue Victoria say flames penetrated the roof and caused partial structural collapse. Police are treating the blaze as suspicious and established a crime scene at the residence. Neighbours have said there is a fourth person – a man – who lives at the property, but that they believe he was not home at the time of the fire, Today has reported. An arson chemist will attend the scene later today to conduct further investigations. Anyone who witnessed the incident, with CCTV/dashcam footage or with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Two children and a woman in critical condition following suspicious Melbourne house fire
A house fire that police are treating as suspicious has left a woman and two children fighting for life. Flames erupted from the modern townhouse in Chadstone in Melbourne 's southeast on Wednesday night. About 30 firefighters arrived at the scene to find flames burning through the roof of the two-storey house. Neighbours informed rescuers there were four residents unaccounted for inside the home, Fire Rescue Victoria Commander Paul Eckholdt said. 'It was a difficult rescue for firefighters, given that they had to force entry into the property initially and then wearing breathing apparatus, and the conditions being quite hot and with virtually zero visibility,' he told ABC Radio Melbourne. Firefighters searched through the smoke-filled home until they found two children and a woman in an upstairs bedroom. 'They were unconscious, so they were carried out and taken out to the front where Ambulance Victoria paramedics and firefighters were waiting,' Cmdr Eckholdt said. 'They did have some burns, and they also had some airway burns as well.' Authorities are treating the fire as suspicious, with fire investigators and an arson chemist to attend the crime scene on Thursday morning. The fire razed the home's upper floor bedrooms and ensuite, and penetrated the roof causing a partial structural collapse, while the rest of property has smoke and water damage.
ABC News
21-05-2025
- ABC News
Three people, including two children, critically injured in suspicious Chadstone house fire
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Melbourne's east that has left three people critically injured, including two children. Emergency services were called to the property in Terrigal Street, Chadstone about 9:40pm. Ambulance Victoria said paramedics treated a woman, believed to in her 30s, and two primary school aged girls for critical injuries. Police have deemed the fire suspicious and a crime scene has been established. Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) said the fire took hold in the top level of the two-storey house and caused a partial structural collapse. Fire Rescue Victoria Commander Paul Ekholdt said firefighters had to search for the occupants of the house. "Quite a difficult rescue for firefighters given they had to force entry into the property initially, and they were wearing breathing apparatus and the conditions were quite hot," he told ABC Radio Melbourne. "(There was) virtually zero visibility, they had to make their way through the house and undertake a search to locate these residents that they believed were inside. They did that fairly efficiently and quickly." Specialist fire investigators are at the scene but the cause of the blaze has not yet been determined. Police have asked anyone with footage of the fire or information to contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.
