Luxembourg Air Rescue and the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps were awarded an award for their life-saving intervention during the devastating fire at the Kennedy Tower in Liège last June.
On June 24, 2024, a devastating fire broke out in Liège in the Kennedy Tower, a 27-story residential building. As the local firefighters were unable to free the residents trapped on the upper floors of the building, the Belgian crisis unit requested help from Luxembourg Air Rescue.
A rescue helicopter and its specially trained crew, consisting of a winch operator and a rescuer from the special GRIMP unit (Groupe de reconnaissance et d’intervention en milieu perilous) of the CGDIS, were immediately sent to Liège.
During this dangerous intervention, the rescue team managed to come to the aid and free from the flames five residents stuck on the balconies of their apartments as well as two firefighters from the roof of the building and to bring them to safety.
For their intervention, Luxembourg Air Rescue and the CGDIS were awarded the Benelux Prize on December 13, 2024 in The Hague.
The Benelux Prize is awarded to people, institutions or companies who have provided exceptional services to the Benelux countries and have thus particularly contributed to the international influence of the three countries.
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