Desperate search for two young children missing after house fire

Published: 23:16, 26 April 2026 | Updated: 23:29, 26 April 2026 Two children remain missing after a massive fire ripped through a house in NSW's Blue Mountains overnight. Emergency services were called to the home on Lieutenant Bowen Rd in Bowen Mountain around 2am on Monday following reports of a fire. Five people, including a man in his 30s, a man in his late teens and two primary school-aged boys, were inside and managed to escape the flames and were taken to Nepean Hospital with smoke inhalation and minor injuries. However two family members, believed to be two children, have yet to been located, NewsWire reports. The blaze, which tore through the house, is believed to have caused extensive damage to the building. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the fire. Anyone with information about the fire is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Emergency services were called to the home on Lieutenant Bowen Rd in Bowen Mountain around 2am on Monday following reports of a fire Authorities remain looking for two missing people, who are believed to be children 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. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. 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.