House next to historic Brisbane cinema goes up in flames

Firefighters are at the scene of a huge house fire next to a historic cinema in the riverside suburb of Indooroopilly.
Five crews were called to the house – believed to be abandoned – next to the Eldorado cinema on Coonan Street.
When they arrived at 2.20pm, the house was fully engulfed and posed a threat to surrounding buildings, including the cinema.
Emergency services evacuated a Riverside Terrace apartment building behind the blaze, which was contained before 3pm.
The house was fully engulfed when fire crews arrived at 2.20pm.Credit: Kris Mathews
It was not known if anyone had been inside the house. Paramedics and police were also in attendance.
Traffic had been blocked off towards the river by a fire truck, according to someone at the scene.
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