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Woman sustains injuries during evacuation, unit fire being investigated

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A woman in her 70s has been injured while escaping a unit fire, which is under investigation.

The Queensland Ambulance Service stated that the woman suffered head and arm injuries when she fell during an evacuation of a three-storey building at Parklands Boulevard in Little Mountain about 7pm last night.

She was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

A woman in her 20s was also taken to SCUH, for smoke inhalation.

A Queensland Fire Department spokesperson said five crews attended the blaze, which was in a second-storey unit.

Everyone in the building was evacuated and the fire was extinguished within 30 minutes.

The QFD spokesperson stated that the fire is under investigation.

Sunshine Coast News is awaiting further information from the Queensland Police Service.

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