Send to Kindle
An exterior view shows smoke rising from the 'Berlaymont', after a fire broke out in the building that houses the European Commission, in downtown Brussels. Photo by BGNES
A fire broke out Monday afternoon in the European Commission's building in Brussels.
The special correspondent of the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) in the Belgium capital, Assen Indzhiev, reports seeing thick smoke coming from the EC press office, located in the building's basement. Indzhiev sites other, unnamed sources, saying that the fire started in the print shop of the EC spokespersons, located near the main press conference hall.
The building's security acted swiftly and had evacuated everyone inside. All the people have been sent to a nearby park.
Other sources say the fire started on higher floors. The building is 13-stories tall.
The adjacent area is isolated.
There is currently no information available about the cause of the fire.
We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!
A scheduled conference of far-right European politicians, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and former British MEP Nigel Farage, was abruptly halted by police in Brussels
A devastating fire has broken out at the iconic Stock Exchange building in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark's capital
Greek authorities have taken proactive measures as they announce the commencement of the forest fire season, as reported by the Greek publication Kathimerini
This Thursday, NATO foreign ministers convene in Brussels to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the alliance's establishment, marked by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington on April 4, 1949
A devastating fire in the German town of Solingen has resulted in the tragic loss of four Bulgarian citizens of Turkish origin, including two children
Brussels' European District faced significant disruption on Tuesday morning as farmers from various agricultural organizations staged a protest against EU agricultural policy
Bulgaria's Minister of Defense Todor Tagarev admitted the possibility that an explosive device might have been planted on board the crashed plane in which Yevgeny Prigozhin was traveling
The European Commission has announced that it is preparing criminal proceedings against Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, and Portugal for incorrect application of the rules on the exchange of data on criminal records and the establishment of the relevant
The European Commission has started an evaluation of the Plan for Reconstruction and Development of Bulgaria, said the spokesman of the European Commission Eric Mamer. The document was submitted to the Commission on 15 October.
58% of Bulgarians do not support the introduction of the euro as the official currency in the country. This shows a study prepared by Trend agency specifically for the financial forum NEXT DIFI 2021, organized by b2b Media for the fifth year. The data dur
Too late Bulgaria began to explain its own position towards North Macedonia, as it should have been clear to our European partners some time ago.
An SPD-led government in Germany has significant potential to sharpen international attention to the problems of corruption in Bulgaria.
UN Happiness Report: Bulgaria's Astonishing Leap in Rankings
Bulgaria: 3 Regions With Lowest Life Expectancy - EU Report 2022
