Several people in serious condition after fire rips through New Farm unit

Paramedics are assessing aggregate people, 2 with important burns, aft a occurrence astatine a portion artifact successful interior Brisbane.

Emergency services, including 12 firefighter crews, were called to the occurrence connected Bowen Terrace successful New Farm astir 9.15am.

Investigators are moving to find the origin of the blaze. Credit: Queensland Ambulance Service

A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said 2 radical had been rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital successful a superior information with extended burns.

Another 3 radical were besides being assessed by paramedics but were believed to beryllium successful unchangeable conditions.

When firefighters arrived, fume could beryllium seen from the rear of the flat complex, prompting crews to hunt the crushed level and the 2nd level to find wherever the blaze had started.

Police urged motorists to debar the country if possible. Credit: Queensland Ambulance Service

Firefighters aboriginal identified the country the occurrence had been spreading from, and the occurrence was extinguished by 9.45am.

Scientific and investigative units are connected country to find the origin of the blaze.

Police urged motorists and residents adjacent to debar the country if possible.

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