A series of explosions have rocked the Brussels suburb of Saint-Gilles as fire ripped through several parked cars.
Initial reports from the scene indicate the explosions came from vehicles parked in a public street near a popular cafe named Moda Nova.
Initial reports from the scene indicate the explosions came from vehicles parked in a public street near a popular cafe named Moda Nova.
Police have cordoned off the area.
Authorities say the fire was deliberately lit but not a terrorist act.
Seven to nine cars were damaged in the fire. Firemen had put out the blaze and there were no casualties.
Police excluded terrorism as a cause although the fire was deliberately lit, Belga news agency reports.
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith tweeted: "No reports of injuries or terrorism".
The suburb of Saint-Gilles is about 4km from the European Parliament.
- additional reporting AAP