Haut Fourneau B (HFB), Belgium - July 2015

[The_Raw]

Haut Fourneau B is one of two abandoned blast furnaces in Liege owned by Arcelor Mittal, the world's number one steel company. Founded in 1809, it was one of the primary metal producers in Belgium, producing products such as bar, plate, beams and rails. German occupation during the First World War brought much damage to the plant, after the war rebuilding took place between 1919 and 1924. The plant was finally shut down in 2011 due to a lack of demand for steel.

Much fun was had getting around this beast with merryprankster, curiousgeorge and Jane. We were joined by a team of Spanish metal fairies who did their best to persuade us the power station was inaccessible when in actual fact they just wanted it all to themselves. We got inside anyway and all went about our own business without any fuss, that was my favourite part of the site. The place is gimungous. Pics:

The very top of the furnace, bits of railing came off in my hand up here

Looking across towards the power plant

Inside the power plant

Thanks for looking

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[AndyK!]

Epic place! That first shot is amazing. Nice work mate.

 

[Tinnitus Doll]

Awesome pics and place!

 

[Perjury Saint]

That 1st shot just sums it all up dude! Very nice indeed...

 

[Lenston]

Proper nice this mate

 

[Wevsky]

So much more intact looking and more impressive than HF6 ..i think someone wanted to visit this when we where out there last time..cant think who that was

 

[degenerate]

Thats well nice, how much railing came off up at the top? haha

 

[OverArch]

That's awesome - what a place!

 

[Urbexbandoned]

That is awesome! I know you have balls of steel but those railings do look pretty rusty, infact I quite like the amount of rust I just wouldnt wanna be stood on it haha. Top stuff mate!

 

[Hydro]

Wow. Just wow! This place looks fecking epic!! Nice set dude

 

[Andy]

What a great set, I really like your pics, especially the high ones.

 

[TheBaronof Scotland]

lovely set mate, as much as i dont like industrial this set is brilliant, heights and industrial :evil: evil:

The Baron

 

[jones-y-gog]

What a great set, I really like your pics, especially the high ones.

Same here, those high shots are mind blowing and how high???!!!!!

 

[skeleton key]

A great set there mate and a cool slice of industrial magic