Their bodies rescuers have got from under rubble of the house. Another 14 people were injured.
According to the RTBF television channel, an explosion in the student district of the city completely destroyed the building. The cause of the explosion is a gas leak.
Emergency services found seven people from under the wreckage. Among them, five people are in serious condition, and one - in critical condition.
Movement on a segment of the street where the damaged houses are located is blocked. Rescuers continue to disassemble the ruins of the house.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in Belgium on the night of Tuesday, January 16, there was an explosion in the apartment building. As a result of the incident, according to preliminary data, about 20 people were injured. In this case, from a blast wave, one house is almost completely destroyed, two more buildings were seriously damaged.