Baby girl, two men rushed to hospital after fire pit explodes at Gold Coast home
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Two men and an eight-week old baby girl have sustained burns after a fire pit exploded at a home on the Gold Coast.

Emergency services were called to the home on Ewingar Court in Helensvale just before 5pm.

A man in his 30s was rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a serious condition, with 50 per cent burns to his body.

Emergency services were called to a home in Helensvale just before 5pm after reports of a fire pit explosion at a property on Ewingar Court. (Nine)
Paramedics treated two men and a baby girl at the scene
Paramedics treated two men and a baby girl at the scene. (Nine)

The baby girl suffered burns to her face and was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

The second man, aged in his 60s, suffered burns to his leg. He was also taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital.

The cause of the explosion remains unclear, with crews still working to determine exactly what happened.

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