“This is dramatic,” said Mayor Bart De Wever (N-VA) when the fire broke out on the historically valuable university building on 6 July. The fire brigade only got the fire under control after a full night of extinguishing. Roofing work was being done on the roof prior to the fire. Read everything about the fire in this file.
Last Friday, on August 12, the Antwerp fire brigade had to extinguish a large castle fire in the Boekenbergpark in Deurne. Renovation works were underway. The castle was completely destroyed and the building partially collapsed. There were no injuries.