Sunday, May 17, 2015

Large fire in nature in Brabant under control – nrc.nl

Interior

In the Brabant Chaam is the fire that raged this afternoon in a large nature under control. The fire gave the signal at 22.30 “fire master.” This was reported by news agency ANP.

The fire raged since the end of the afternoon and expanded in the course of the evening off to finally stood an area of ​​about 60 acres on fire.

The location of the fire in the nature Chaamse Forests was difficult to reach, making fighting the fire was difficult, the fire department said on Twitter. Walkers had to leave the area. The National Police took a helicopter to bring the size of the affected area identified.

A photographer on the spot late on Omroep Brabant know that the flames more than twenty meters high. The safety has called twenty fire engines to fight the fire.

The fire threatened as the asylum seekers center (AZC) in Gilze. That had to be eventually not evacuated, but about forty people have picked up elsewhere on the premises of the AZC, reported the Safety Middle and West Brabant.

The fire came much smoke, reported a spokeswoman of the Safety Middle and West Brabant to news agency ANP. People who live in the path of the smoke, were advised to keep the windows and doors. The fire could be seen from 10 kilometers away.

As far as living in the area of ​​the fire no people, reports BBC News. To be sure an ambulance is deployed. On the cause of the fire is still unknown.



This post will be updated when more information is

Read more about this.
Brabant
Chaam
wildfire
Public Safety Central and West Brabant
LikeTweet

No comments:

Post a Comment