Overheated gas pipeline in Oosterblokker leads to eviction, ‘danger has passed’

In the village of Oosterblokker, near Hoorn, an order was given this afternoon to evacuate an area with a radius of 500 meters. A gas pipe had overheated during work. At around 4.15 pm, Gasunie reported that the danger had passed. Research is still being done on the spot.

Mid-afternoon, many people in the area received a NL alert, with the advice to leave the area. Train traffic between Hoorn and Hoogkarspel was also stopped.

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