The police of the Brussels-Capital Ixelles zone reminded again on Tuesday, in view of the festivities, that the sale, possession and use of firecrackers and fireworks were nevertheless prohibited throughout the Brussels-Capital region.
Firefighters also responded to 25 cars on fire in various areas of the city. In some places, several cars were set on fire at the same time. The fire was also put out to three electric bikes or scooters. But the firefighters also had to intervene for 53 other fires in trash cans, containers, trees or brush, according to details communicated by the spokesperson for the Brussels firefighters, Walter Derieuw.
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Firefighters deplore the fact that law enforcement officers also had to intervene to secure their teams on the ground against troublemakers on New Year’s Eve.
The spokesperson recalls that routine interventions remain assured, including a presence during the New Year fireworks which brought together 50,000 people at the foot of the Atomium, on the Heysel plateau, or even for building fires. .
More than 60 arrests
The Brussels police made dozens of arrests on New Year’s Eve, the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, according to an initial report released during the night. Between 6 p.m. and midnight, the police had to intervene more than 300 times.
Before midnight, the police had already made 64 administrative and judicial arrests. It was the West (24 administrative and 3 judicial) and Midi (19 administrative and 2 judicial) police zones which reported the most arrests.
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The police also intervened 352 times, for incidents relating to normal service and New Year festivities, throughout the evening (between 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m.). It was also the police zones of the West and Midi districts which were the most requested with nearly 200 interventions (93 West and 73 Midi).
Please note that on New Year’s Eve, young people under 16 in the Cureghem district can only go out accompanied by a parent or guardian.
