Police are investigating a suspicious unit fire in West End last night, July 3.
About 9.05pm, police and emergency services were called to Percy Street to reports a number of units were on fire.
Upon arrival, police located a unit well alight which had spread to a second unit.
Officers heard a female screaming, who was trapped in the second unit, and forcibly gained entry to extract the 54-year-old West End woman.
She was treated for smoke inhalation and taken to Townsville University Hospital.
A number of officers were also treated for smoke inhalation however, no one else was injured.
A crime scene was declared and investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.
Police are appealing for anyone with relevant information, CCTV or dashcam footage to come forward.
