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A fire broke out Monday afternoon at the Goodyear factory in Colmar-Berg, resulting in 23 injured due to smoke inhalation – 11 of which required hospital treatment – as the fire was brought under control by the end of the afternoon.
In a press release sent around 6.40pm, emergency services declared the Goodyear factory fire to be extinguished.
The Automobile Club of Luxembourg (ACL) had issued a warning on Monday, urging motorists to steer clear of Avenue Gordon Smith due to the ongoing blaze.
Reports indicated a significant release of smoke from the site.
According to information from Mayor Mandy Arendt, a fire had spread to another building. One fire was extinguished first, while the other took longer to be controlled.
The authorities of the municipality of Colmar-Berg issued a call for people in the vicinity of the tyre producer to close their windows for safety reasons. There were reports of steam and a foul smell. The local school was also alerted, and the children were not sent out to recess, according to municipal officials.
As reported by our journalist on-site, around 11 people have been hospitalised with suspected smoke inhalation. A total of 23 people were directly affected.
Images from the incident
To help contain the blaze, additional firefighters from Luxembourg City arrived.
