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Footage shows a man climbing from a balcony as black smoke billows out from behind him during an apartment fire in Antwerp.

At least six people have died and several others were injured during the blaze in the 10-storey block of flats, Belgian police have said.

The fire, which police said was caused by a technical problem on the ground floor, broke out just before 10:00 (08:00 GMT) on Wednesday.

The man in the footage is seemingly helped into a neighbouring window. More than 200 people live in the block, and 80 flats were evacuated by the fire department, the police said.

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