Major Fire in Coevorden Center: Fire Brigade Signals Fire Contained, No Injuries Reported

Major Fire in Coevorden Center: Fire Brigade Signals Fire Contained, No Injuries Reported

The fire brigade has given the signal for the major fire in the center of Coevorden. This means that the fire can no longer spread. The blazing fire broke out just before two o’clock this afternoon in a house above a shop in Friesestraat. The Drenthe Safety Region reports that the fire brigade was able … Read more

Frank’s Work Day: A Comedy of Existential Crisis and Paper Clips

Frank’s Work Day: A Comedy of Existential Crisis and Paper Clips

Sometimes abrasive, sometimes polishing, sometimes challenging, sometimes even sweet. About everything, about nothing, true or heavily fictional. Enjoy reading your weekly dose of sandpaper Now that the gunpowder fumes have cleared, the emergency workers wake up in their hospital beds and Saskia and Hans have swept their sidewalk clean again, we can start the daily … Read more

Fire Destroys Three Caravans in Coevorden Camp, No Injuries Reported

Fire Destroys Three Caravans in Coevorden Camp, No Injuries Reported

Three caravans were on fire at the caravan camp on Esschenbruggerdijk in Coevorden. The fire is out. No one was hurt. According to the fire brigade, the fire started in the middle caravan and spread further to the left and right. The middle caravan was uninhabited. Residents of the adjacent caravans were able to leave … Read more

Emergency Search Underway: Person Missing in Stieltjeskanaal After Jumping into Water

Emergency Search Underway: Person Missing in Stieltjeskanaal After Jumping into Water

In the Stieltjeskanaal near Coevorden, the fire brigade is looking for someone who may have fallen into the water and has not surfaced. “A cyclist called 112. He saw someone throw a bicycle into the water. The person then jumped after it himself, but did not come up,” says a spokesperson for the Drenthe Safety … Read more