Gold Coast police have released vision of the rescue of three people from a unit fire at Tugun in the early hours of Sunday 7 September.
Around 12.40am, officers were conducting routine patrols of Tugun when they noticed smoke billowing from the rear of a building on Golden Four Drive.
Upon further investigation, they located a fire inside an upstairs unit.
Despite heavy smoke, the officers entered the building and safely evacuated a 76-year-old man, his 77-year-old wife and their 14-year-old grandson.
The Queensland Fire Department arrived and extinguished the blaze, which is believed to have been caused by electrical equipment.
Several police officers and members of the public were assessed at the scene for smoke inhalation, with no serious injuries reported.
The fire is not being treated as suspicious.
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