More than 400 guests were staying at the Hilton hotel when the fire broke out, which one nearby Surfers Paradise resident said started after an explosion
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A Surfers Paradise hotel with more than 400 guests was evacuated early on Friday morning after two fires broke out.
Six fire crews responded to the incident at the Hilton hotel with the first crew arriving just after 2am, a spokesperson for the Queensland Fire Department said.
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