A student has been seriously injured in a fire at a student hall of residence on Triomflaan in the Brussels municipality of Elsene. The Brussels Fire Service reports that the exact cause of and circumstances surrounding the fire are still unclear.
Walter Derieuw of the Brussels Fire service told VRT News that firefighters were called to tackle a blaze at the hall of residence on the Triomflaan at around 4:30pm on Thursday. Smoke was billowing from a 3rd floor window. When firefighters entered the building, they found a student lying seriously injured on the ground. The student was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
The fire was brought under control quickly and the material damage was limited to the flat in which the fire had started. Communal areas of the building were checked for carbon monoxide. The cause of the fire and the circumstances in which the student was injured as still being investigated.