A man has been hospitalised following a late-night fire at a unit block in Surfers Paradise.
The small blaze erupted at a top floor apartment on Leonard Avenue just before midnight on Thursday.
The occupant managed to douse the flames before fire crews arrived and made the scene safe.
The man, aged in his 40s, was treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation before being taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital for further treatment.
Police have confirmed the fire is not being treated as suspicious.
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