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Several found dead in lift shaft after fire in central Brussels building
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Several found dead in lift shaft after fire in central Brussels building
Firefighters discovered multiple victims in a lift shaft after a blaze at a Brussels building under construction on Tuesday.
- The fire broke out at the Oxy tower in central Brussels, with the cause unclear, before being quickly extinguished.
- Firefighters found two blocked lifts in the shaft and pried one open, discovering "several victims," said Brecht Speybrouck, spokesperson for the Brussels Labour Prosecutor's Office.
- Six people remain missing; Speybrouck said the victims in the lift could be the six missing people, but others may be in the second lift or elsewhere.
- Two people were taken to hospital with serious burns, and a firefighter was treated at the scene for exposure to high temperatures.
Latest developments
- Five bodies have been recovered from the lift shaft, reducing the number of missing people to one.
- The fire originated as a small blaze on the second floor, the Brussels public prosecutor said.
- The Oxy building, formerly the Brussels-Capital Region headquarters, is being renovated into a mixed-use complex scheduled for completion by the end of 2026.
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