Leanne Laver was battling stage four lymphoma when she died in a massive house fire with her long-time friend Phillip Gordon.

A 63-year-old mother and a close family friend were killed when a two-storey Queenslander in Kingston was engulfed in flames.

Leanne Laver was battling stage four lymphoma when she died in a massive house fire with her long-time friend Phillip Gordon.

A devastated husband has spoken out after flames engulfed his Kingston home, killing his wife and friend.