Man electrocuted in flood-prone basement

A tradesman who was electrocuted on Brisbane's southside on Monday morning is understood to have been working in a basement prone to flooding when he was killed.

The man was working underneath a rented commercial kitchen at Annerley but had not been contracted by the catering company, Zen Catering.

The basement is accessed through a neighbouring property.

"It is understood a tradesman engaged by the property's landlord was working in the basement, which is prone to flooding, when the incident occurred," Zen Catering's director Steve Morris said in a statement.

Police and Energex workers were at the Palmerston Street site earlier on Monday and Workplace Health and Safety officers will investigate.