A young woman has been killed after a fire ripped through a unit at a popular holiday accommodation complex.
Emergency services were called to the Surf Parade Resort in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast shortly before 2pm on Wednesday following the activation of a fire alarm.
They arrived to find thick, black smoke billowing from a third storey unit.
Dozens of occupants were evacuated from the accommodation at the time.
Firefighters spent half an hour battling the blaze before finding the body of a 26-year-old woman inside the gutted unit.
Police set a crime scene but aren’t considering the woman’s death as suspicious at this stage.
‘There’s nothing suspicious we’re looking at,’ Detective Sergeant Dane Sheraton told reporters.
‘She was the only one in the unit.’
A woman has died after fire engulfed a third storey unit at the Surf Parade Resort
An investigation into the deadly blaze is now underway. Pictured are firefighters at the scene
The short stay holiday rental unit was extensively damaged in the fire.
Surf Parade was closed for much of the afternoon.
A heavy police remained on scene for several hours before evacuated occupants were permitted back into the building.
Fire and forensic investigators remained on scene combing through the unit on Wednesday night.
Investigating into the cause of the blaze continue.
Surf Parade Resort is a four star accommodation venue where room prices start from $309 per night.
