After a Fierce Fire that Destroyed Festival Decor, Karel and His Son Brecht Took Heart: “It Will Be Tough, but Festivibe Will Go on.”

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“Saving tractors and vehicles, or putting out the fire? I went for the latter.” Karel Meertens, a dairy farmer in Vucht near Maasmechelen in Limburg, tried to battle the flames himself with fire extinguishers. But when a fuel tank caught fire, he chose his safety. In addition to the many machines, the entire set of Festivibe, the festival that his son Brecht co-organizes, also went up in flames on Saturday. Although things could have ended even …