Ostend In the Weeshuisstraat in Ostend has a 53-year-old man Monday afternoon, a few hours holed up in his house. The man would be a desperate act to commit, and threatened his house on fire. The street was closed and partially evacuated. A specialized response group and the fire brigade came on the spot. The resident surrendered after two hours of negotiation and was beyond overpowered.
Something for 14 hours, got neighbors politiebevel to their woonsten leave immediately due to risk of fire. Other residents in the street had to stay inside until the intervention was over. Also workers of a nearby house on the remodel were served from the feet to create. It all began when police and emergency responders aanbelden at the house, something for 14 hours. “We were informed about the fact that the occupant is a desperate act wanted to commit. When we arrived, wanted to be the man not with the police are faced with. He entrenched himself in his house and threatened the house on fire,” says police chief Carlo Smits.
When it became clear that there is also brandversnellers were present in the house, was the fire brigade immediately summoned. A special intervention group of the Local Police of Oostende was then already on the way to the Weeshuisstraat. “Fluvius was notified to the gas to close to a explosion to fire to avoid,” says Smits. In the meantime, were very residents the intervention, to see.
