A building at Liege Airport caught fire last night, resulting in some flights being diverted to other facilities.
An airport spokesperson said that the airport was closed for a around 20 minutes when a fire broke out at building 30 next to the main terminal at around 10pm last night.
While the airport was only closed for a short time, seven flights were diverted as a result.
The building is used by carrier Western Global and handler Aero Services.
No one was hurt as a result of the fire.
The spokesperson said that around half of the building was destroyed in the incident.
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