Fire at Antwerp apartment block kills and injures several residents

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A fire broke out at a ten-storey residential building in the Linkeroever district of Antwerp, Belgium. The incident resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries among those in the building. Emergency services responded to the blaze at the high-rise apartment block. The exact cause of the fire and the precise number of casualties have not yet been confirmed.

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