One firefighter has been taken to hospital and two others have been treated at the scene of a Gold Coast fire for heat exhaustion.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman confirmed paramedics took a man in his 40s suffering from heat exhaustion to John Flynn Hospital in a stable condition.
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Fire destroys coast home
RAW VISION: A Mudgeeraba house is destroyed by fire on Monday. Nine News
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said the firefighter was taken to hospital "as a precautionary measure".
Fourteen crews were on scene where fierce blaze destroyed a home at Mudgeeraba and had spread to surrounding bush.
The house and grass fire sparked an emergency situation declaration from police, as fire crews battled to get it under control.
The fire started at a Rising Fast Road property in Mudgeeraba at 12.10pm, destroying the home.
Fire officers are dampening down after a Mudgeeraba house blaze started a bushfire. @abcgoldcoast pic.twitter.com/FvfntXtk4I
— Tom Forbes (@tomforbesGC) February 6, 2017
Police urged people to avoid the area, including Hardys Road, Wallaby Road and Strawberry Road.
The Queensland Fire and Emergency Service has encouraged locals to keep doors and windows closed, as the fire was generating plenty of smoke.