The fire brigade of Emergency Zone 1 was called to a fire in Dokter Eduard Moreauxlaan in Ostend on Thursday around 10:35 p.m. “It concerns a confirmed fire in the roof area of an assisted living center,” confirms the fire brigade of Emergency Zone 1.
The emergency services immediately rushed to the scene en masse to fight the fire and evacuate the residents. According to the fire brigade, there were eleven residents in the building. “One person was resuscitated and then taken to the AZ Sint-Jan. Another person is still missing.”
