Man escapes house fire at Surfers Paradise A MAN has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at home on the Gold Coast last night. The blaze started in the lower level of the two-storey residence on the corner of Stanhill Dr and Purli St, Surfers Paradise, about 10.30pm It was contained a short time later and firefighters were ventilating the property about 11.30pm. A man was taken to Gold Coast Hospital with minor smoke inhalation. Fire investigators will attend the house Tuesday but police say there is nothing to suggest the fire was suspicious.