Court shuts down fire risk accommodation

A Brisbane court has shut down a budget accommodation building after finding occupants would likely die if there was a fire.

The building, at Gatton, housed up to eight people at a time and was primarily used by transient workers and international tourists working in the horticulture industry.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services on Wednesday obtained a permanent injunction in the Supreme Court in Brisbane to shut down the business, after their inspection revealed it had no smoke alarms or emergency lighting, and insufficient fire escapes.