Belgian builders uncover $17.6 million in gold during renovation
Construction workers in Belgium discovered a large cache of gold hidden in a cellar wall while doing groundwork for a sewerage system.
Builders carrying out groundwork to install a sewerage pipe made an unexpected discovery when they stumbled across gold hidden in a cellar wall. The find was valued at $17.6 million. The workers had not anticipated discovering anything during their routine renovation work.
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Belgian builders find $17.6m in gold hidden in cellar wall during reno
"We stumbled across it while carrying out groundwork to lay a pipe for the sewerage system. We certainly hadn't expected to find gold."