BELGIUM: King Albert II meets emergency staff at the site of the collapsed building

Record ID: 216247

  • Title: BELGIUM: King Albert II meets emergency staff at the site of the collapsed building
  • Date: 28th January 2010
  • Summary: LIEGE, BELGIUM (JANUARY 27, 2010) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF EMERGENCY SERVICE WORKERS AT THE SITE OF THE COLLAPSED BUILDING RESCUE DOG KING ALBERT II (IN CAMEL COAT) ARRIVING VARIOUS OF KING ALBERT WITH EMERGENCY WORKERS VARIOUS OF COLLAPSED BUILDING EMERGENCY WORKERS AT SCENE KING ALBERT LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 12th February 2010 12:00
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  • Location: Belgium
  • Country: Belgium
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
  • Reuters ID: LVA2TFGYCUZARE56127X8FWYL9AJ
  • Story Text: Belgium's King Albert II meets emergency staff at the site of the collapsed building in Liege after a 13-year-old girl is rescued from the rubble.
    Belgian King Albert II met on Wednesday afternoon (January 27) with emergency workers in Liege after a building collapsed in the city centre, wounding at least 20.
    A five-story apartment block collapsed shortly after 7 a.m. (0600 GMT) following an explosion five hours earlier.
    Liege mayor Willy Demeyer said 20 people had been wounded with two seriously hurt.
    Shortly after midday, a 13-year-old girl was rescued, the head of Liege firefighters service Jean-Marc Gilissen told the Belgium news agency Belga.
    King Albert II arrived from Brussels to meet emergency workers at the site and thank them for their efforts.
    The explosion damaged a number of nearby buildings, including cafes.
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