Bruges The Visspaanstraat in Bruges was in the night from Saturday to Sunday, closed after a gas leak. Thirty-one residents had their leave home. A part has been placed in a shelter by the Red Cross, others sought shelter with family. Sunday morning around 10.45 am was the leak plugged, and allowed all residents back home.
Several residents of the Visspaanstraat, a side street of the Katelijnestraat in the city centre of Bruges, noticed yesterday around 23 hours a drip pan on in their street. The Bruges fire department rushed to the spot and found that the gas had spread through the sewage system. Twenty-four residents were immediately evacuated to the nearby Novotel. The Visspaanstraat was concluded between the Catherine and the Oude Gentweg.
a Family with four children
Joke de Busscher (34) and her friend Niki De Coussemaker (33) were together with their four children, Owen (13), Ewan (11), Noah (10) and Faith (9) hastily abandon their homes. “Our three youngest children were sleeping,” says the woman. “We have them to wake up. They did not know what was going on. My daughter was constantly crying and wanted no time from my side neighborhoods. Also our sons were very impressed.” Joke and her family were not in the Novotel and were collected at the parents of Niki. “After all, We have two dogs, a stafford and chihuahua mix, who were not welcome in the hotel. My friend is together with our oldest son and the animals sleep in our garage. Which is located on the side of the Ramparts, where there was no risk. I am the youngest to my in-laws pulled.”
