2023-11-15 06:25:14
A fire with dramatic consequences took place last night in the town of Huy. Firefighters were alerted shortly before midnight to a house fire in the city center. When they arrived, the house was completely engulfed in flames. Flames were coming out of all the windows, from the ground floor to the upper floors. The firefighters then extracted 6 lifeless bodies from the blaze, a couple and 4 children, some of whom were young.
“We were contacted at exactly 11:52 p.m., for a building fire where there was suspicion of people present inside the building“, tells us Captain Christophe Jadot, from the HEMECO zone. “Upon arrival, the entire front façade was a wall of flames. As we worked and progressed through the building, we found one victim, then two, then three… Finally realizing that there were six victims in this fire, a complete family. A couple and their 4 children.”
The fire is now under control. The firefighters are waiting for it to be clearer to better see the damage, but also to look for the cause of the fire. The police are still on the scene, as is RESA, the main manager of the electricity and gas distribution networks in the Province of Liège, because this violent fire caused a power cut in the neighborhood.
On social networks, Eric Dosogne, acting mayor of the city of Huy sent this message: “Last night our city experienced a tragedy. A family victim of a violent fire unfortunately might not be saved. My thoughts are with the victims, the family and their loved ones.”
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