Umicore An explosion occurred in one of the departments at the metal company Umicore in Sint-Jozef-Olen (Olen) on Wednesday evening. That was followed by a short fire. One person suffered serious injuries. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening at 10 p.m. A woman drove her car into a tank installation at the Umicore plant in … Read more
News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Lebanon receives European money to stop Syrian refugees European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen heads to Beirut with a controversial aid package. Lebanon receives money for its economy, regional stability and to stop Syrian refugees. read … Read more
Leger During a jumping exercise in Diest, two Dutch army soldiers crashed after their parachutes became entangled. One of the paratroopers was slightly injured and taken to hospital. Two Dutch army paratroopers crashed in Diest after their parachutes became tangled. The accident occurred around 11 a.m. during a jumping exercise above the Parachute Training Center … Read more
Prison system Several people were injured in a serious fight in the overcrowded prison in Antwerp’s Begijnenstraat on Tuesday afternoon. The incident in Begijnenstraat took place on Tuesday during the walk. According to reliable sources within the prison system, the incident started after several objects were thrown over the prison wall, the Gazet van Antwerpen … Read more
violence Three people were seriously injured in a fight at Geel station on Monday evening around 5 p.m. A knife was said to have been found on the track. A suspect was later arrested. Mayor Vera Celis (N-VA) confirms this. Marc Peeters, Ronny van den Ackerveken Yesterday at 8:59 PM “After school there was suddenly … Read more
Accident A cyclist was seriously injured in a traffic accident on the Statielei in Mortsel on Monday. The victim was hit by a truck. Everything points to a blind spot accident. The accident happened around 2.15 pm on the Statielei. According to the first reports, the cyclist, a woman, was riding on the cycle path … Read more
House fire A serious fire destroyed a house in the Vuurtorenwijk in Ostend on Sunday morning. Two residents were badly burned, two other victims suffered minor injuries. “The mother of the family in particular would be in dire straits.” The fire started shortly after 8 a.m. on Sunday morning. Residents of the adjacent apartment building … Read more
“We were just shopping. Suddenly we saw the man walking towards the woman with the baby. At first we wanted to go there to help the woman, but I told my brother that we had better run away. We walked into a store. Then the mother came to us with her baby. She was injured … Read more
crime A young man was injured in a shooting in the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht last night. RTL Info reports this and the news is confirmed by the local police Brussels South (Anderlecht/Sint-Gillis/Vorst). The exact circumstances of the shooting are still unclear. The incident took place around 4 am, in the vicinity of the Sint-Guido … Read more
hooliganism Riots broke out with Greek supporters both before and after the European match between Club Brugge and the Greek PAOK. Hundreds of fans tried to get into the stadium without a ticket, sometimes with success. And that led to stress among the law enforcement services, with several officers suffering injuries and destruction. Junior Verbeeke … Read more