A fire broke out this morning in the Oxy tower, a residential complex in the center of Brussels whose renovation was recently completed. According to local media, including Le Soir, “some people were found lifeless in an elevator” of the complex, while “six people are also missing and searches continue to find them.” According to Le Soir, “in the morning a small fire broke out on the second floor of the building. The fire was extinguished, but the flames spread into the elevator shaft, causing a fire inside it.”
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“Firefighters managed to find a small opening in one of these elevators and there we found several victims,” explained Brecht Speybrouck, spokesperson for the Brussels Labor Inspectorate, who added: “It is not yet known exactly how many people are involved. It could be the six people reported missing, but it is also possible that there are still people in the other elevator, or elsewhere.” Two people with burns were immediately taken to the military hospital in Neder-over-Heembeek, while a firefighter affected by hyperthermia had to receive treatment on site. The workers at the Oxy building construction site, who were evacuated, were welcomed in the BruCity staff canteen thanks to the intervention of the mayor of the city of Brussels, Philippe Close, reported the firefighters’ spokesperson Walter Derieuw. “The Red Cross provides psychological support there. In addition to the internal emergency plan, a medical intervention plan and a psychosocial plan have also been activated,” added Derieuw.
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