Firies battling ferocious garage fire on Gold Coast

FIRE crews are currently battling a large blaze at a house in Labrador.

The fire is understood to have erupted inside a double garage on Broad Street just after 1.45pm.

Two Queensland Fire and Emergency crews are on scene working to extinguish the flames.

A QFES spokesperson confirmed to myGC that the garage has sustained “significant structural damage”.

The spokesperson said the occupants of the home have managed to escape safely.

Emergency crews, including police and paramedics, remain on scene.

It’s not yet known what sparked the blaze.

#Labrador – Paramedics are in support of QFES at the scene of a residential fire reported at an address on Broad Street at 1.50pm. pic.twitter.com/k2U0BbJRAn

— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) November 26, 2018