A fire has broken out in a residential building in a west Brisbane suburb this morning
Firefighters were first called to the townhouse in The Gap close to 8:30 AM this morning, to reports of smoke coming from the second storey of the building.
It took 16 firefighters and a total of five fire rescue appliances to bring the fire under control.
Image: Firefighters roll out hoses to begin attacking the fire. Credit: Will Ryan / Australian Emergency Videos
Fire investigators were briefly present at the scene. Its understood nobody was injured and all occupants were evacuated safely, prior to firefighters arriving. The extent of the damage and the cause of the fire remain unknown.
This comes just under one week after a home was completely destroyed by fire in nearby Ashgrove.
Image: Fire and rescue appliances on scene of the townhouse fire on Waterworks Road in The Gap. Credit: Will Ryan / Australian Emergency Videos