Overview
- Rescue crews responded to a small fire and during a later inspection discovered one fallen elevator cabin containing multiple bodies after struggling to access hard-to-reach areas of the Oxy building.
- Authorities confirmed six deaths and said they later opened the second elevator cabin and found no additional victims, making that the latest outcome in the recovery operation.
- Two construction workers and one firefighter were treated in hospital for injuries and heatstroke, and roughly 200–250 people were evacuated from the central Brussels site during the incident.
- Prosecutors opened an inquiry 'against unknown', ordered autopsies and DNA identification for the deceased, and engaged a forensic fire expert to establish the cause and sequence of the fire and elevator failures.
- The accident is expected to prompt scrutiny of safety and renovation practices at the Oxy project and of elevator maintenance and installation procedures as investigators work to determine if any lapses contributed to the collapse.