Huge fire breaks out in office building in Brisbane: Person trapped on the roof

By CAITLIN POWELL - NEWS REPORTER Published: 06:15, 6 May 2026 | Updated: 06:24, 6 May 2026 A person was trapped on the rooftop of a multi-storey building in inner Brisbane after a fire broke out. Fire services were called to Little Cribb Street in Milton, almost 3km west of the city centre, at about 1.50pm on Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the service confirmed ten crews attended the blaze. A local posted a photo on social media of the dark smoke billowing above the city, writing: 'MASSIVE fire just started around Milton way.' On arrival, fire services discovered a person was stuck on the roof.   'They have been safely brought down to the ground using one of our aerial safety appliances,' the spokeswoman told the Daily Mail. 'The main reason to use the aerial appliance was that it is a construction zone.' The fire was brought under control by 2.15pm.  Fire services were called to the property at Little Cribb Street in Milton, almost 3km west of the city centre, at about 1.50pm on Wednesday A fire had started at a multi-storey building, with one person stranded on the rooftop No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.