Firefighters rush to Brisbane unit blaze

Nick Gibbs | January 30, 2023

Emergency crews have found one man dead and evacuated a dozen people from a Brisbane unit complex after a fire erupted at day break.

Paramedics were on scene to treat a number of people rescued when the Clayfield unit block caught fire at about 5am on Monday.

“One person was deceased at the scene and a small number of patients were transferred to hospital in a stable condition,” Queensland Ambulance Service medical director Stephen Rashford said.

“We were greatly assisted by the residents of the building, who despite being elderly were incredibly resilient and worked well with our teams.”

The 55-year-old man’s death was not caused by the fire, police believe.

Some 15 Queensland firefighter crews rushed to the blaze and had it under control just over an hour after it broke out.

The fire was reported in the lift and on level five of the building, a Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said.

Firefighters are conducting a secondary search of the building.