A man is rushed to hospital with horrific burns after a duplex unit explodes on the Gold Coast
- Man Suffered Severe Burns in Duplex Unit Explosion
- The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.
A man has suffered “significant burns” in an apparent explosion at a duplex.
Emergency services were called to Fortune St, Coomera on the Gold Coast, at 4:19pm Monday to find thick plumes of smoke billowing from the property.
“(The Queensland Ambulance Service) is currently treating a patient with major burns,” a QAS spokesperson said shortly after the incident.
The man was later taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in serious condition.
Emergency services were called to Fortune St, Coomera on the Gold Coast, at 4:19pm Monday to find thick plumes of smoke billowing from the property (pictured)
The man was later taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in serious condition.
Meanwhile, a woman, in her 20s, was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in stable condition with suspected back injuries.
Nine News reporter Bailey Kenzie said the man’s burns are “full body.”
Aerial images from the net show that the fire has destroyed the property, with firefighters still on the scene at the time of writing as they clean up.
Queensland Police are also present and have established a crime scene, and the cause of the explosion has yet to be determined.
