Asbestos fire in Bruges - Major asbestos fire in Bruges: fire particles on Club Brugge field, Civil Protection helps with watering roads

Asbestos was released during a major fire in Bruges. The disaster plan has been declared. The fire destroyed a warehouse where some 8,000 bicycles were stored.

After the serious fire in the bicycle company De Scheemaeker, soot particles containing asbestos were released on Saturday. They blew for kilometres in Bruges. Result: the municipal disaster plan has been announced. How much risk do people in the affected areas and beyond run? And how harmful is asbestos?

09:59 Asbestos has been released during a major fire at a bicycle company in Bruges. The city council has announced the municipal disaster plan. Residents are asked to move...