Brussels: European Commission HQ on Fire, Evacuated
1,642 views · Published 18 May 2009 · 0:50 · Indexed 13 October 2026
Channel: Rapporteur News · 2009 · News & Politics
Thousands of EU civil servants, including European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, were evacuated on Monday after a fire erupted at the Commission's Berlaymont headquarters in Brussels. The fire was still not under control around 1600 hours local time, after first reports emerged around 1300 hours. This footage was made available to EUX.TV by Lisbeth Kirk, editor of http://www.euobserver.com
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