According to the fire service, the incident occurred at a production site of company Euro-Composites in Echternach.
"The fire is under control. Efforts to extinguish the blaze are still ongoing," the service said, adding that the fire occurred near a warehouse.
🔴🇱🇺 #ALERTE // #Luxembourg : Explosion et important nuages de fumée sur le site d'Euro-Composites à #Echternach, situation en cours, pompiers sur place (📸 @RTLlu) pic.twitter.com/b8c3kEUDco
— Minutes Actus (@Minutes_actus) October 1, 2019
The staff of the enterprise has been evacuated, with about 100 firefighters battling the inferno.
According to the RTL media outlet, local residents heard a blast in the area, reporting about clouds of smoke engulfing the site.
Euro-Composites is the main manufacturer of Kevlar honeycomb core material for F-35, the company’s website said.
