Unit Fire - Coolangatta
Published: 25 Sep 2020 02:10am
Shortly after 2am this morning, Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Tweed Heads and Banora Point Fire Stations and Queensland Fire and Rescue Service were called to a unit fire on Coyne St, Coolangatta, after a large volume of Triple Zero (000) calls reported the incident.
Firefighters arrived to find a unit block well alight with a number of residents evacuated.
Searches were conducted after residents of the unit block were reportedly unaccounted for, however, no one was found to be trapped in the building and an all-clear was given.
The blaze was extinguished shortly after 3:30 am with one unit completely destroyed by fire and neighbouring units receiving severe fire damage.
Investigations into the cause of the blaze are ongoing.
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Updated: 03 Mar 2022 06:39pm
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