Fire delays flights at Brussels Airport

An underground fire that broke out at Brussels International Airport in Belgium has forced an indefinite closure of one of the airport’s runways.

Fire delays flights at Brussels Airport
Thu, 17 Aug, 2006 - 11:25

An underground fire that broke out at Brussels International Airport in Belgium has forced an indefinite closure of one of the airport’s runways.

The fire started at about 6pm local time yesterday and was extinguished within one hour, said airport spokesman Jan Van Der Cruysse.

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