Heavy Brand prison Lantin: « Several firefighters injured » (Juprelle)

In the late afternoon a major fire broke out in the prison of Lantin, in the province of Liège. That is what the fire brigade of Liège and the mayor of the municipality of Juprelle, of which Lantin is a part of Lantin. « The fire broke out in a wing where clothing is kept between the judgment and penalty house, » says Christine Servaes, the mayor of Juprelle to Sudinfo.

The mayor also reports that the fire is limited to that wing and that both staff and prison were brought to safety. The fire brigade arrived en masse and the municipal emergency plan has been announced.

According to Sudinfo, five firefighters would have been injured during the intervention. The website quotes a source close to the prison. « The five firefighters were stuck in the burning department, » it sounds. “They were burned or smoking poisoning. Two of them were so seriously injured that they had to be resuscitated. According to L’Avenir, a firefighter would have died of his injuries.

Around 7 p.m. the helicopter arrived and the most injured patient was taken to the hospital. According to witnesses, three more ambulances left for the hospital, under the supervision of the police.