Varsity Lakes house fire: Italian tourist Simona Udenzi wakes from a coma to discover a quarter of her body has been 'burnt to a crisp'

Varsity Lakes house fire: Italian tourist Simona Udenzi wakes from a coma to discover a quarter of her body has been 'burnt to a crisp' A 'huge bang' set the Gold Coast home alight Italian tourist Simona Udenzi was rescued by firefighters READ MORE: Final moments of Lithgow teen Korbin Reid killed while crossing Great Western Highway By Padraig Collins For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:15 BST, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 13:27 BST, 7 August 2024 e-mail View comments A woman pulled from a burning home by firefighters has woken from a coma and found out she has severe burns to more than a quarter of her body. Emergency services were called to the Pristine Crescent home in Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast on July 30 after a 'huge bang' set the house alight. Three fire crews were sent to fight the blaze, which caused the roof to collapse.

Simona Udenzi, 35, was found inside and rescued by a firefighter who carried her to the front yard. As the Italian national was put in an ambulance, neighbours recalled seeing her clothes 'burnt to a crisp', the Gold Coast Bulletin reported. The keen Brazilian dancer suffered life threatening burns to more than 25 per cent of her body and was taken to Royal Brisbane Hospital, where she was placed into an induced coma.

Broadbeach Waters resident Guillermo Dias has created a GoFundMe for his 'beautiful friend'. 'She has just been woken up from her induced coma and has a long road to recovery,' he wrote. Simona Udenzi (pictured), who was in a Gold.