Fire erupts at CBD building site

An office worker filmed a construction site blaze that shut down parts of the CBD

The fire in a building on the corner of William St and Little Collins St. Picture: Fiona Hamilton Source: Herald Sun

Workers near the site of the blaze in a building on the corner of William St and Little Collins St. Picture: Fiona Hamilton Source: Herald Sun

UPDATE: A BLAZE at a building under construction in Melbourne's CBD has sent toxic smoke billowing across town.

The fire broke out just after 10am on the top two levels of a seven-storey construction site at 121 William St.

Up to seven MFB fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze, which was understood to be burning through polystyrene materials.

The fire is thought to have started when sparks from a welder showered electrical wiring on the seventh floor of an office tower undergoing renovations.

But about 40 firefighters had the blaze under control within half an hour and stopped it from spreading to another floor.

Metropolitan Fire Brigade Commander Lou Mele says crews had to use extinguishers because water to the site had already been cut off during the renovation work.

"One workman required some treatment for smoke inhalation," he said at the scene.

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