Yesterday, 21:17 • 2 minutes reading time
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MONSTER – In Monster, a large fire rages on Friday evening at an agricultural company on Rusthovenlaan. The greenhouses of the horticultural company are on fire. No one was injured, a fire service spokesman said.
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The fire started around 8:50 p.m. Friday. The fire brigade quickly scaled up to a very large fire. According to a spokesperson for the fire service, this was done because the site is remote. ‘It is a complicated and large building, which makes it difficult to get enough water.’
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The fire brigade is busy fighting the fire on Friday evening. According to the spokesperson, it is not yet possible to estimate how long it will take before the fire is extinguished. An ambulance is present at the building, but the spokesperson explains that this is as a precaution. ‘In the event of a major fire, it automatically drives along and is now only there in case something happens to our own people.’
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Residents of surrounding homes out of their homes
As a precaution, residents of two neighboring homes have left their homes. ‘That was done as a precaution, because we didn’t know what the smoke was going to do. In this way we can fully concentrate on the fire and we do not have to pay attention to the local residents. The residents of those homes have been sheltered elsewhere,” explains the fire service spokesperson.
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Mayor Bouke Arends of the municipality of Westland was also on site. ‘It is a large fire with a serious impact,’ he explains. ‘I briefly spoke to the owner about the impact of the fire on his business. It’s a sad event tonight.’
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