7 November 2014Fire in Mariembourg

At 4 a.m., a heavy fire breaks out in a woodworking company in Mariembourg. The community disaster recovery plan is announced because of the risk of explosion of a tank containing 20,000 litres of toxic substances. The flames are so hot that the firemen are unable to come close enough to extinguish them. The Directorate of Air Support is called in to put out the fire from the air by using the bambi bucket and make infrared images of the fire. Finally, two helicopters fly more than 18 hours until the fire is fought.

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