Fire crews battle large blaze in Woolloongabba as smoke blankets CBD

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A man has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries as fire crews battle an out-of-control building blaze in Brisbane.

Emergency crews were called to the Hubert Street property in Woolloongabba about 4.30pm on Wednesday following reports of a building in flames, with smoke blanketing the entire CBD.