The fire broke out at the technical facility in the attic of the restaurant.
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UA fire broke out on Sunday afternoon around 2:40 p.m. in the attic of a restaurant located on the avenue de la Toison d’Or in Brussels, fire department spokesman Walter Derieuw said following the incident. . Customers and staff had evacuated when the emergency services arrived. There were no injuries.
The fire broke out at the technical facility in the attic of the restaurant. It is of accidental origin.
A “water tower”
The firefighters had to drill a hole in the roof to extinguish the fire. They installed a “water tower”, a fire hose on an aerial ladder, to prevent the fire from spreading to the nearby church.
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The restaurant is out of service. Mass service at 3:30 p.m. was delayed by 20 minutes. 22 firefighters were mobilized on the scene with SMUR, the Mobile Emergency and Resuscitation Service. The police have set up a security perimeter to facilitate rescue operations.
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