Restaurant with 80 guests hit by heavy kitchen fire during Father’s Day lunch: Three people with breathing problems helped in the ambulance (Kluisbergen)

The fire started in the kitchen, near the grill and near the extractor hood. The fire smelled his way in the false ceiling and spread rapidly to the roof, resulting in enormous smoke development.

At the time of the fire, the restaurant was completely full. Eighty guests had to be evacuated. « Our restaurant was full. All reservations are forced to be canceled, » says the heavily affected manager Jean-Julien Carlier (39). Carlier has been running the well -running business for four years.

Several hikers in the Kluisbos saw the smoke rise and unexpected witnesses of the disaster. Fire brigades from Avelgem, Kluisbergen, Oudenaarde, Ronse and Tournai arrived on the spot.

The material damage to the building is considerable, but there were no injuries. Three people with breathing problems were taken care of on the spot and received first aid in the ambulance.