Geraardsbergen is Currently raging a heavy fire in furniture store Merlin along the Geraardsbergsesteenweg in Lessons, in the province of Hainaut. The black plume of smoke is visible in Geraardsbergen. We heard some explosions, and immediately after was the building on fire”, bear witness to a few employees.
Fire Geraardsbergen got around 12.15 pm a call for a fire in Lessons. On arrival it proved to be a big fire in a furniture company. Equally, there was concern that two members of staff, the warehouse is not timely and had been able to leave but those fears turned out to be unfounded. The brandweerposten of Lessons, Athe, Soignies, Tournai, and Geraardsbergen are available on-site. They try the surrounding stores and gas stations against the flames. By the fire is the N42 at the height of the border in Overboelare closed to traffic.
