On Saturday afternoon at around 2:40 pm, a flat roof of an apartment building on Quai de l'Industrie in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean caught fire. Before the firefighters arrived, the police of west Brussels evacuated the residents. One resident in their 40s used a fire hose provided in the building to try to put out the fire. Walter Derieuw, the spokesperson for the Brussels Fire Department, stated at the end of the day that he injured his ankle while jumping on the roof and had to be taken to the hospital.
One side of the building is two to three stories high, while the other side is six stories high. The fire spread to the exterior walls and the insulation layer at the highest part of the building.
Firefighters took over from the residents who were trying to put out the fire. The blaze was extinguished using equipment provided in the building for this purpose, with particularly advanced fire prevention measures in place. The firefighters dismantled the affected flat roof and facade to prevent the flames from spreading.
At the same time, all residents were able to return to their apartments.
A spokesperson for the Brussels fire department has issued a warning to smokers not to discard their cigarette butts, particularly during periods of hot weather when vegetation is particularly dry.
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