UA person with slight smoke intoxication was transferred to hospital on Sunday morning after a fire “probably of criminal origin” which occurred in a home in the Brussels commune of Ixelles, said the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police zone. . The prosecution, informed of the facts, will communicate more information during the day.
“Our services were called around 7:45 a.m. for an explosion at 66, rue Marie Henriette, in Ixelles. Several police patrols and firefighters were immediately dispatched to the scene. When they arrived, the emergency services found that the house, as well as a vehicle parked nearby, were engulfed in flames,” the police zone concerned said.
A judicial exclusion perimeter was set up by the police to facilitate the intervention of the firefighters, and as a precautionary measure, several people were evacuated from the building and directed to a medical station located on rue Kerckx.
Undetermined circumstances
Firefighters managed to extract one person from the burned home. She suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation and was taken to hospital. His days are not in danger. A second vehicle, located nearby, was also completely destroyed by the fire.
“According to initial observations by firefighters, the fire was probably of criminal origin. The Brussels public prosecutor’s office has been informed of the facts, and the federal police laboratory as well as a fire expert are going to the scene,” added the police zone.
The exact circumstances and causes of the incident remain unclear at this time and are under investigation. The prosecution will communicate additional information during the day.
