Nathan Perry talks about his heartache following the house fire in which his four-year-old son died. Photo / Channel 9
Nathan Perry talks about his heartache following the house fire in which his four-year-old son died. Photo / Channel 9
A Queensland dad who desperately tried to save his sons in a house fire says his world is "never going to be the same again".
Nathan Perry dragged his two sons Blade, 4 and Jeremy, 3 from their burning home in Weranga, west of Toowoomba after it caught alight at about 8pm on Tuesday (local time).
Both boys sustained burns to 90 per cent of their bodies and were taken to the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in critical conditions where Blade succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday afternoon, The Courier Mail reports.
Blade Perry, 4, died in a fire in his home in Weranga, west of Toowoomba. His younger brother Jeremy, 3, is injured. Photo / Channel 9
Mr Perry told Nine News he woke to the smell of smoke and saw a "flicker of light".
"I knew it was a fire straight away ... I guess I made a mistake by opening the door and letting the air in and that's when (the fire) went berserk," he said.
Mr Perry suffered burns to his arms, back and face but walked from his hospital bed on Wednesday to be with the family as they turned off Blade's life support.
"I ran through the flames and grabbed the children out, did would I could, feel like I failed with Blade because he didn't make it.
"I'm heart broken, my two beautiful little boys ... and my world's never going to be the same again.
