GoFundMe created for owner of Currumbin Valley house which was burnt to the ground

A mother and her son have been left homeless after their ‘piece of paradise’ burnt to the ground six days before Christmas. READ THE UPDATE

Bush fire at Currumbin Valley. Picture: Charlton Hart.

A mother and her son have been left homeless after their ‘piece of paradise’ burnt to the ground six days before Christmas.

On Monday morning seven fire crews were called to the scene of a house and grass fire on Currumbin Creek Rd in Currumbin Valley.

Luckily no one was inside the house at the time but Cadelle Hagarty, a friend of the owner, said the woman and her son had been left with nothing.

“Her family home was destroyed by fire leaving her family with nothing but the clothes they were wearing,” she said.

The house in Currumbin Valley burnt to the ground in the fire.

“Christmas is six days away and they have been left with nothing, no home, no food, no tree, no presents, and the list goes on.”

Ms Hagarty said the owner, named Monika, was looking forward to “a nice family Christmas in her house on her little piece of paradise in Currumbin Valley”.

A GoFundMe was created to raise funds for temporary accommodation and food for Monika and her son.

“I’m asking everyone from the bottom of my heart if you can spare a few coins to help a family get through,” Ms Hagarty said.

More than $2,000 was raised within 24 hours of the GoFundMe starting with a goal of $20,000.

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PREVIOUSLY: Bushland engulfed in flames after house fire

Seven fire crews were at the scene of a bushfire in Currumbin Valley which started when a nearby house caught alight.

The house fire at Currumbin Creek Rd was reported at 10.05am and under control by 12.45pm but spread to nearby bush.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said an estimated half a hectare of bushland had burned as of 1pm.

Crews had extinguished all accessible areas of the fire by 1.30pm, he said.

A grassfire was contained at 3.14pm.

The QFES spokesman said the blaze did not pose a threat to the public or buildings and would be monitored overnight.

Initial 1pm: Bushland on the Gold Coast has been engulfed in flames as a result of an earlier house fire.

Queensland Fire and Emergency services were called to a house fire on Currumbin Creek Road in Currumbin Valley at 10.05am.

A spokesperson said they had the fire under control by 12.46pm and were continuing to dampen down hot spots around the house.

Paramedics attended the scene but no one was in the house at the time of the blaze and no injuries were reported.

As a result of the house fire, flames spilt onto nearby bushland, causing tens of metres to catch alight.

Fireys are continuing to try and contain the inferno.

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Originally published as GoFundMe created for owner of Currumbin Valley house which was burnt to the ground