I was driving home from a late meeting and suddenly spotted a huge cloud of black smoke hanging above my hometown. While getting closer and closer I started to see the flames coming out above the houses and by the time I was in the middle of my otherwise so peaceful hometown all I could see was smoke, fire and firemen. I grabbed my camera and got out of the car to take some quick shots of this absolut crazyness.


But First! Trivia! Some facts you all need to know about the auction of Mechelen:

* It is the largest European co-operative society as an auction.
* The Auction, as first Belgian auction, obtained both the ISO 9002 and the HACCP certificate.
* In 2009, the turnover of the Auction of Mechlin amounted to 178 million EUR.
* Almost 40% of all Belgian horticultural products are sold at the Auction of Mechelen.

Anyway, enough facts: see some pics!