Several killed and injured in fire at Antwerp apartment building
The fire broke out in the 10-storey block in the Linkeroever district of the Belgian city.
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Several killed and injured in fire at Antwerp apartment buildingImage source, BELGA MAG/Belga/AFPByPaul KirbyEurope digital editorPublished1 July 2026, 11:52 BSTUpdated 6 minutes agoA 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.Thick smoke was seen billowing from the eighth floor of the building in the Linkeroever district, after the fire broke out just before 10:00 (08:00 GMT) on Wednesday.Dramatic video showed a man clambering from his balcony through a neighbour's window to escape the black smoke.Police say more than 200 people live in the block and the bodies of a number of victims have already been found.Resident Geert Dewulf told Belgian public TV how thick smoke had stopped him getting…
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