Residents evacuated by firefighters
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Update flat in Eindhoven that tonight was cleared after a major fire, is about to collapse and is therefore controlled demolition. The building has received such a blow from the heat that the risk exists that parts fall off. “In the worst case the property as a whole collapses,” says a police spokesman this morning. An area of 200 meters around the complex is deposited.
© anp. Today is therefore already started demolishing the building, where until the 22 more people attended night. This was reported to the police.
Around 7:00 pm the fire to the First Lieven de Keylaan still not extinguished. There were fires occur inside the smoke-filled apartment, but it was too dangerous for firefighters to get close to come. “It’s a precarious situation. The building has suffered structural damage. We hope it that bad, “the police spokesman.
No injuries
In total 22 residents were last night around 4:00 pm from their homes. Also, seven other houses were evacuated. The fire started in the shop at a gas station, just below the flat, and then put a store in motor clothes in the shaft. In that fire were injured.
In the wider area is a lot of smoke. The fire department consults with the nearby Catharina Hospital about any precautions. Everything is there still in business.
Residents of the evacuated flat sleeping moment with friends and acquaintances. If they nowhere to go, make the church for shelter, police said.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
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