The massive fire that broke out on Wednesday morning in a ten-story apartment complex in the Linkeroever neighborhood of Antwerp, in Belgium, with authorities confirming that there are many fatalities and dozens of injured.

The police have not yet announced the exact number of victims, as investigations are continuing inside the building to determine whether anyone is still trapped.

Shocking footage shows a resident escaping a fire on the Left Bank by climbing through a window into a neighboring apartment https://t.co/srA91TBNFJ pic.twitter.com/K8DTxHv4D2

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According to authorities, several people have been seriously injured and taken to hospitals, while many others suffered minor injuries and received first aid at the scene.

Antwerp — Several dead in apartment building fire on Linkeroever; fire department still searching for victimshttps://t.co/yIPJTmgrw1

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Firefighters clarified that the fire broke out on the eighth floor of the building and not on the tenth, as initially reported. When the first crews arrived on the scene, they found that thick smoke had engulfed a large part of the building.

Due to the size of the complex and the severity of the fire, the highest level of operational coordination was activated, involving a large number of firefighters.

Source: Protothema.gr