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Home destroyed in raging inferno overnight

An 86-year-old woman has escaped a massive blaze that burnt her southeast Queensland home to the ground overnight.

A home has burnt to the ground at Buderim overnight. Picture: 7 News Queensland
A home has burnt to the ground at Buderim overnight. Picture: 7 News Queensland

An 86-year-old woman has escaped a blaze that burnt her home to the ground in Buderim overnight.

Fire and Rescue officers were called to the scene on Whites Rd just after 8.30 last night.

An 86 year old woman has escaped unhurt from her burning home near Buderim. The low set home was built by her late husband in the 1950s. #7NEWS

Posted by 7NEWS Sunshine Coast on Friday, August 16, 2019

Witnesses on the scene filmed the home as it burnt to the ground.

The Sunshine Coast Daily believes the home was built by the woman's husband in the late 1950s.

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Originally published as Home destroyed in raging inferno overnight

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