A MOTHER and her son escaped a house fire in Seabrook that caused $50,000 damage on Thursday night.
Point Cook firefighters responded to the fire in Kim Court after reports the house was full of smoke and a bedroom was on fire.
About 25 firefighters battled for 20 minutes to bring the blaze under control.
The fire was sparked by an electrical fault in a fan controller. It burnt out a bedroom and destroyed a section of the roof, while the rest of the house was damaged by heat and smoke.
The mother and her son, believed to be aged 12-14, were treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation.
