Kelvin Grove unit fire sparks evacuation

One person has been taken to hospital and an apartment building evacuated following a unit fire in Brisbane’s inner suburbs.

The scene of a unit fire at QUT Kelvin Grove campus. Picture: Nathan Edwards

Multiple apartment buildings in an inner Brisbane suburb have been evacuated this morning following a unit fire.

The incident happened in Ramsgate St on QUT’s Kelvin Grove campus just after 6am.

The fire broke out in a unit at the back of a complex, and was reportedly put out just before 8am.

Police and fire investigators remained at the scene, with the entire building taped off.

One person, believed to be the occupant of the unit, was transported in a stable condition to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

The scene of a unit fire at QUT Kelvin Grove campus. Picture: Nathan Edwards

One resident from a nearby apartment recalled being woken by an alarm, but couldn’t tell where it was coming from.

“It was like this loud noise, then we came out and saw it,” they said.

“You wouldn’t have known otherwise.”

Police have confirmed they are investigating the fire, but wouldn’t confirm if they were treating it as suspicious.