Brussels: Fire Damages EU Commission Berlaymont HQ
2,567 views · Published 18 May 2009 · 1:04 · Indexed 28 September 2026
Channel: Euractiv · 2009 · News & Politics
A fire on Monday forced the evacuation of about 2000 people from the European Commission's Berlaymont headquarters in Brussels and caused damaged mainly to technical facilities, the commission said. Among those evacuated, EC President Jose Manuel Barroso and Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who was filmed outside on the street by our colleages at EUobserver.com.
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