More than 250 people were evacuated from Kennedy tower in Liège on Monday after a fire broke out, with Luxembourg's Air Rescue aiding in the effort, resulting in at least one fatality and 14 hospitalisations from smoke inhalation.
Around 250 people were evacuated from their homes on Monday morning after a fire broke out in the basement of the Kennedy tower in Liège. Residents were alerted to the flames and advised to stay on the balconies of the 85m-high building from where helicopters transported them to safety in pairs of two.
Luxembourg's Air Rescue assisted in the evacuation efforts and helped 20 people escape the building. One member of the Reconnaissance and Intervention Group in Hazardous Environments, a specialised unit within the Grand Ducal Rescue Corps (CGDIS), was at the scene to help coordinate the rescue.
While Liège Mayor Willy Demeyer had initially posted a statement on X to say that nobody had died in the fire, the message was later deleted as news broke that at least one person lost their life. 14 people were hospitalised, primarily due to smoke poisoning, with two having suffered severe injuries.
