Coolum Beach fire: Residents hear explosions after stolen car set alight

Concerns have been raised about serious crimes taking place at a Coolum Beach boat ramp after a stolen car was completely destroyed.

A Coolum Beach resident says parties, drug deals and "petrol bombs" are regular occurrences at the boat ramp where a stolen car was found torched on Monday.

Emergency crews were called to Coolum Beach after a car was set on fire on Monday morning.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said one crew was called to the western end of West Coolum Road about 6.10am.

A car has been destroyed in a fire at Coolum Beach. Picture: Tegan Annett

She said when the crew arrived the car was almost completely burnt out near the Coolum Creek boat ramp.

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A police spokesman said the car was reportedly stolen and then set alight.

By 6.55am the car was "totally destroyed" and fire crews left the scene about 7am.

A resident, who could not be named for safety reasons, said she heard several explosions shortly before 6am.

"I heard a series of explosions, saw plumes of black smoke coming up and there was a horn sounding," she said.

She and several other residents called police.

The resident of 12 months said she had witnessed criminal activity at the boat ramp at the end of a dirt road.

A car has been destroyed in a fire at Coolum Beach. Picture: Tegan Annett

"Before Christmas a car full of teens came down here and one of the kids was thrown out of the moving the car," she said.

"I happened to be jogging, I heard it and ran down and the car took off and I said to the kid 'are you OK what the hell is going on' and he ran off and said they were having a fight.

"I've heard screaming down there, seen drug deals, it's the worst place."

She said security cameras could help reduce crime at the boat ramp.