Water damage in Rue Dansaert

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The pipe broke because it was too old, experts say. The works realized on the surface some weeks ago have no link with the broken water pipe. The channeling was quickly cut but 5.000 m³ of water however escaped and ran into the cellars of houses situated nearby. All in all, about twenty houses and cars were damaged. Cellars were pumped by fire brigades and services of the City. No house had to be evacuated.

Traffic at Rue Dansaert

The Rue Dansaert [plan] will be reopened to the traffic in about ten days. Traffic is temporarily closed between:

• The Porte de Flandres [plan] and the Rue des Poissonniers [plan].

Information to the inhabitants

A flyer has already been distributed in the whole district to inform the inhabitants about the services of the City of Brussels:

• technical support: pumping of water, collection of bulky waste,...
• legal assistance: assistance in declaring the disaster

The insurance unit of Vivaqua is also available for the inhabitants.

Useful numbers for victims

• City of Brussels - Technical support: 02 279 56 12
• City of Brussels - Legal assistance: 02 279 20 20
• Insurance - Vivaqua: 02 518 83 41