Fire kills several in Antwerp apartment block as residents evacuated

Police are still investigating the cause and number of casualties.

Television images from the scene showed one man on an upper floor enveloped in smoke and hanging over a balcony in an effort to get fresh air, before making his way to a nearby window.

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 […]

Reuters saw rescuers lowering residents from the side of the building by rope. Survivors described being trapped inside until ​police and firefighters arrived shortly after the blaze started in the ​morning.

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

At least six people have died in a fire at an apartment block on the outskirts of Antwerp, Belgium

At least ‌five people have been killed in a blaze that broke out at an apartment tower in the ‌Belgian city of Antwerp.

At least ‌five people have been killed in a blaze that broke out at an apartment tower in the ‌Belgian city of Antwerp.

"First the electricity went out. Three minutes later we got a fire alarm. By then, there was already smoke in the hallways," said Geert Dewulf, who lives on the 10th floor.

Antwerp apartment fire kills five forces evacuation of residents

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.

Several killed and many injured as firefighters battle a major blaze in a high-rise residential building.

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 are...

Several people have been killed and many hurt in a fire in an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said Wednesday. The blaze broke out on the eighth floor of the building, where more than 200 people live, in the city's Linkeroever neighbourhood and lots of smoke was billowing out, Antwerp police said in a statement. An evacuation of the 10-story building was underway. Local residents were warned to keep their windows and doors closed and, if needed, to turn off any ventilators due to the amount of smoke in the air.

Antwerp police said the fire was caused by a "technical fault on the ground floor". The force has warned locals affected by the smoke to close windows and doors and to shut off ventilation systems if necessary.

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

The fire started late in the morning on the eighth floor of the residential block in the Linkeroever district, where more than 200 people live. Thick smoke billowed from the building as emergency services rushed to the scene. Authorities began evacuating the 10-storey building while asking nearby residents to keep their windows and doors shut and switch off ventilation systems if necessary because of the heavy smoke.

A fire in an apartment block in Antwerp has killed several people and injured many others, according to police

Some 200 residents have been evacuated.

Several fatalities have already been reported after an inferno broke out on the eighth floor of the building.

Several fatalities have already been reported after an inferno broke out on the eighth floor of the building.

Police have already given a grim update on the death toll after an inferno broke out on the eighth floor of the building.

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A huge fire is ripping through an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp

Several people were killed in a fire that broke out on Wednesday morning in an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp.

The blaze broke out on the eighth floor of the building in the city's Linkeroever neighborhood

The fire broke out in the 10-storey block in the Linkeroever district of the Belgian city.

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Several people have been killed and many hurt in a fire in an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said 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 neighborhood, sending vast plumes of […]

More than 200 residents evacuated after blaze broke out on eighth floor of residential building in Belgium's Antwerp on Wednesday.

Several killed as fire tears through apartment in Belgiums Antwerp

Several people have been killed and many hurt in a fire in an apartment block in Antwerp.