Fire kills five at Antwerp apartment block

A man was seen clambering through a window to escape black smoke in the block where some 200 people live.

Several people killed in fire at apartment block in Belgium’s Antwerp

Firefighters battle blaze that has also injured a number of people in Linkeroever area of Antwerp.

Belgium apartment block fire kills at least 5, seriously injures several

At least five people have been killed and many injured in a fire in an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said on Wednesday. The blaze broke out mid-morning on the eighth floor of the building, where more than 200 people live, in the city’s Linkeroever neighbourhood, sending vast plumes of smoke into the air, Antwerp police said in a statement. An evacuation of the 10-storey building was under way. “Right now, unfortunately, at least 5 people have died in the fire. There a...

By Associated Press

Antwerp fire: Several people killed as blaze rips though apartment block

Several people were ⁠killed in a fire that broke ⁠out ​on ⁠Wednesday morning ⁠in an ​apartment ⁠block in ‌the Belgian city of ‌Antwerp, local ‌police said ⁠on their website.

By Rich Booth

Multiple killed in fire at residential block housing over 200 people in Belgium's Antwerp

The 10-storey building housed more than 200 residents, the police said.

At least five people killed in fire in Antwerp apartment tower

At least five people were killed in a fire in a 10-storey apartment tower in the Belgian city of Antwerp on Wednesday, police said. Police spokesperson Kim Bastiaens said it was still too early to give a figure for the number of injured, or determine the cause of the fire. Local media had previously reported […]

Several people killed in fire at Antwerp apartment block, say Belgian police

The 10-floor building was home to more than 200 people, the police said.

At least 5 people killed in fire in Antwerp apartment tower, Belgian police say

Police are still investigating the cause and number of casualties.

Multiple deaths reported in 'raging fire' at Belgian apartment block

Multiple deaths were reported Wednesday when a raging fire ripped through an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said. The blaze broke out mid-morning on the ei...

At least five dead from fire in 10-storey Antwerp building

The exact cause of the fire remains unknown—Residents reported hearing a loud explosion, while others mentioned recent work on the electrical grid The post At least five dead from fire in 10-storey Antwerp building appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Several killed and injured in fire at Antwerp apartment building

A number of people have died and others have been injured in a fire that broke out in a 10-storey block of flats in Antwerp, Belgian police say.

By Emmanuel Tetteh