Maroochydore apartments on Mungar St evacuated after car fire in basement

A car blaze in a Sunshine Coast apartment block basement sparked a full evacuation while a man in his 50s has been taken to hospital after a house fire.

A Maroochydore apartment block was evacuated following a car fire in the basement of the building.

A Maroochydore apartment block has been evacuated after a car went up in flames in the basement of the building.

Fire crews were first called to the apartments on Mungar St about 6.15am Monday, February 20, and a full evacuation of the building was ordered after a car was found on fire and smoke was detected in a vent.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said the fire was contained to the single vehicle in the basement.

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Paramedics were on standby at the incident but no one needed assessment.

The spokesman said the blaze was under control by about 7.10am.

A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said a male patient in his 50s also suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital after a house fire along Rhodes Pl, Aroona at 8.11am Monday.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency spokesman said two crews were called to the single-storey house at 8.15am where there was a “large amount of smoke” coming from the home.

The spokesman said the fire was confined to a room and was put out by 8.25am.

He said one of his crews had started the process of ventilating the air.