WATCH: Man escapes apartment fire through neighbor's window in Belgium

WATCH: Man escapes apartment fire through neighbor's window in Antwerp

Dramatic footage showed a man escaping from a fire at an apartment block on the outskirts of the Belgian city of Antwerp, climbing from a balcony to a nearby window. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

At least five killed in fire at Antwerp apartment block, say police

A man is seen clambering through a neighbour's window to escape black smoke in the block where more than 200 people live.

Belgium apartment block fire kills at least 5, seriously injures several

At least five people have been killed and many injured in a fire in an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said on Wednesday. The blaze broke out mid-morning on the eighth floor of the building, where more than 200 people live, in the city’s Linkeroever neighbourhood, sending vast plumes of smoke into the air, Antwerp police said in a statement. An evacuation of the 10-storey building was under way. “Right now, unfortunately, at least 5 people have died in the fire. There are...

LIVE: Several people killed in Antwerp fire

View from scene of Antwerp, Belgium, where a fire killed at least six people in a 10-storey apartment tower, Belgian police say. #antwerp #belgium #fire #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/

6 dead in Belgium apartment fire as firefighters continue search

A serious fire broke out on Wednesday morning in a ten-storey apartment building in Antwerp, Belgium. Antwerp police confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that at least six people had died in the fire, according to Belgian media, reported Xinhua. Everyone in the affected building has now been evacuated. A total of 60 residents of an adjacent building have also been evacuated and are being sheltered at the residential care center across the street. The blaze has not yet been fully extinguished, and the fire service said firefighting remained complex and difficult, though the fire could no longer spread. Firefighters are still searching inside the building for possible victims. The police confirmed that the fire started on the ground floor. It remains unclear how it started.