Wednesday afternoonFire breaks out at Limpertsberg construction site

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Flammable insulation in a building façade fuelled a major blaze at a Luxembourg City construction site Wednesday, forcing nearby evacuations in the Limpertsberg neighbourhood.
© Domingos Oliveira / RTL

A major fire was reported near Rue Jean-l’Aveugle in the Limpertsberg neighbourhood in Luxembourg City on Wednesday afternoon, producing heavy smoke and forcing multiple evacuations.

Preliminary reports indicate the blaze originated at a construction site.

Feier um Lampertsbierg
Feier um Lampertsbierg

Cédric Gantzer, spokesman for the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS), confirmed that the fire began in façade insulation, complicating firefighters’ efforts. The building was unoccupied at the time when the fire started, according to authorities.

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