Vorst (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – A fire started overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in the warehouse located on Lusambostraat in Vorst. There were no injuries.
A warehouse fire erupted at Lusambostraat in Vorst across the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. The warehouse belonging to a camping equipment-focused company burned down completely while firefighters managed to prevent any injuries from occurring. Firefighters from the Brussels department reached the warehouse rapidly to extinguish the blaze by 3:00 am.
Shortly after midnight, the Brussels fire department received a call for a fire in a warehouse belonging to a company that sells camping equipment.
“On arrival, the fire was already completely out,”
The spokesperson said.
What is the history of fire incidents in Vorst and Brussels?
The Brussels municipality, known as Vorst, maintains a history of industrial warehouse fires because it contains many commercial facilities and storage buildings.
Numerous large-scale fires occurring within Brussels industrial zones during the previous ten years were caused by electrical defects combined with unsafe storage practices and operational accidents. A 2018 fire in an adjacent industrial district led to significant warehouse destruction, which drove Brussels authorities to strengthen fire security rules.
Brussels Fire Department responds rapidly to 500 fire emergencies each year, while industrial fires represent about 15% of the total cases reported to this department. The fire on Lusambostraat expanded an existing historical record, which reveals the current difficulties associated with protecting buildings from fires in densely built-up urban industrial districts.
