Fire at Broadbeach Waters house could have been caused by lithium battery trends now
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An elderly couple's luxury waterfront home has been razed by a fire towering three-storeys high that is understood to have been sparked by a lithium battery.
The $1.65million house on Nootka Court in Broadbeach Waters on the Gold Coast was engulfed by the blaze about 11am Wednesday - with the two occupants thankfully able to escape uninjured.
Emergency services were called by neighbours who noticed thick black smoke pouring from the property.
Firefighters were able to bring the flames under control by 2.15pm and extinguish the blaze by 3.20pm.
Footage shows a man believed to be the owner run back into the house to save the couple's cats while his partner worriedly paces the front yard across the street as residents attempt to console her.
The blaze quickly engulfed the luxury waterfront property on the Gold Coast (pictured)
Neighbours saw the black smoke (pictured)
Queensland Fire and Rescue Senior Firefighter Ty Hopson told reporters the fire had spread into a neighbouring property causing some damage and a car parked in the driveway was also destroyed.
'We have four pumps on hand, two specialist appliances and your senior officers totalling 21 personnel,' he said.
An investigation is underway into
