Firefighters called to huge house fire south of Gold Coast
It took a “co-operative effort” for fire crews to put out a huge house fire south of the Gold Coast overnight. SEE THE PICTURES
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A TOWERING inferno engulfed a residential home west of Tweed Heads in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
It took at least four crews nearly three hours to put out the fire at Piggabeen, no one was injured in the blaze despite the significant “radiant heat” it caused.
According to Fire and Rescue NSW Station 468 Tweed Heads, at about 2.30am firefighters on 468 Alpha responded to triple-0 call to a house fire.
“En route to the incident a large glow could be seen,” explained a social media post about the incident.
“On arrival 468 Alpha had to go through a narrow gate to access a steep driveway to access the property where a large two-storey house was found to be fully involved in fire.
“Fortunately the residents were out of the house on our arrival. Crews got to work with hose lines at the side of the property, the radiant heat in this area was significant.
“The area isn’t serviced by fire hydrants and the water carried on our appliance was soon used so two large rainwater tanks were accessed with portable pumps to continue attacking the fire.”
The Tweed crew were joined by others from NSW Rural Fire Services from Bilambil, Cudgen and Murwillumbah, and thanks to a “co-operative effort” the fire was extinguished.
The incident was also attended by Tweed Heads Police, Tweed Paramedics and Essential Energy.
Crews battle Coast house fire, roads blocked
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EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a house fire on the Gold Coast.
Firefighters were called about 11.10am to reports a large amount of smoke was coming from a single storey house on Government Rd, Labrador.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said five crews battled the blaze which caused part of the roof to collapse.
She said the house was “completely smoke logged” when crews arrived but they were able to extinguish the fire by 11.26am.
Queensland Police has closed the road and is diverting traffic.
The fire is not being treated as suspicious.
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A GOLD Coast building has been evacuated and a man taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a second-storey unit was engulfed by flames.
It’s thought the blaze which ripped through the unit in the three-storey building was ignited by a candle.
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Queensland Police, Queensland Ambulance and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) were called to Stanhill Dr at Surfers Paradise about 1.05am on Thursday.
Firefighters found the unit fire was “well involved” on arrival, a QFES spokeswoman said.
About 20 units were evacuated as three QFES crews worked to extinguish the fire.
It’s thought firefighters took just 10 minutes to get the fire under control and it was out shortly after.
Firefighters ventilated the property and left the scene in the hands of police officers.
However, it was later been determined the fire was non-suspicious in nature, a police spokeswoman said.
“Early investigations are that a candle may have started the fire,” she said.
Queensland Ambulance paramedics took one man in his 30s to Robina Hospital in a stable condition suffering from smoke inhalation, a spokeswoman said.
A man and a woman in their 30s were also assessed, but transport to hospital was not needed.
CATS KILLED AS ‘SUSPICIOUS’ FIRE GUTS COAST UNIT
June 3: Queensland Police have revealed two cats were killed in a savage and “suspicious” fire which gutted a city unit.
Investigations into the blaze, which began at the home on Chainey Ave at Miami between 4.30am-5.15am on Thursday morning, were ongoing later in the day.
“No one was injured however two cats perished in the fire”, police revealed in a statement.
An appeal has been issued for dashcam footage, or for anyone who saw suspicious activity in the area around the time of the fire to come forward.
Phone Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.
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INITIAL: POLICE have launched investigations into an intense unit fire on the Gold Coast this morning, which has left the home badly damaged.
People were inside the Chainey Ave unit at Miami when the fire broke out about 5am on Thursday.
However, they managed to escape the blaze, a Gold Coast police spokeswoman said.
Queensland Ambulance paramedics have been assessing one male of an undisclosed age, who was seemingly affected by smoke, a spokeswoman said.
Emergency services and Energex were called to the fire in the single-storey structure about 5.05am.
It appeared the fire started in the backyard of the home before spreading.
The fire was “well involved” when Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) arrived and three crews were involved in the firefighting effort.
The blaze which also threatened nearby homes was thought to be under control by 6am, a QFES spokeswoman said.
She was not able to say whether the people who fled the fire managed to escape on their own, or were rescued by QFES or other emergency services personnel.
Police will be looking into the fire to determine whether it’s suspicious in nature.
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May 27: Eight fire brigade units remain at the scene of a major blaze in an industrial area of Burleigh.
The fire, at Tsipura Drive in Burleigh Heads, was reported to Queensland Police at 2pm.
Fire trucks from Burleigh, Southport and Robina stations all battled the inferno, while heavy traffic was reported in the area.
It is believed the fire began at a plastics factory.
At 3.10pm it was confirmed the fire had been put out.
However a Queensland Fire Service spokesman said they could still be there for a while.
“They will still be dampening down the area, making sure there are no hot spots, cleaning up and making sure the area is safe,” the spokesman said.
#BurleighHeads - Paramedics remain on standby whilst @QldFES work to contain a building fire reported on Tsipura Drive at 2pm. pic.twitter.com/sKwyxlzBWX
— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) May 27, 2021
It was reported the fire was within a complex of factories and some surrounding buildings were smoke-logged.
All occupants of the buildings were evacuated and accounted for.
Queensland Ambulance said paramedics had been on standby to assist but were not needed.
A police spokersperson said the blaze was not believed to be suspicious.
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