Fire kills five at Antwerp apartment block

According to BBC World, a fire at an apartment block in Antwerp has killed five people. The residential building, home to approximately two hundred residents, became engulfed in heavy black smoke. Footage from the scene captured residents escaping, including one man climbing through a window to flee the smoke. Authorities have not yet disclosed details about how the fire started or the full scope of the emergency response.

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