Emergency services respond to a suspicious fire at a two-storey home in Hope Island on the Gold Coast, where a man dies and two other people suffer life-threatening injuries. Multiple outlets report that firefighters were called to the property on Sickle Avenue at about 11.35pm on Tuesday. Two residents are taken to hospital in critical condition with serious burn injuries, while a third person receives non-life-threatening injuries. Neighbours and witnesses describe flames spreading through parts of the house, including the roof, and say people inside were trapped before being rescued. Police treat the incident as suspicious and investigate whether the fire was deliberately set. Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances leading to the blaze or the victims’ identities in the reports provided. Fire crews and emergency responders work at the scene following the outbreak, with the home reported as extensively damaged.