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Hall on fire in recycling center

In the St. Tönis area of Tönisvorst, a fire ignited inside a recycling facility's hall on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 9:18 am.

SymClub
May 11, 2024
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St. Tönis - a place to explore. - Hall on fire in recycling center

To stop the fire from consuming more of the stored items, the person in charge of the incident promptly started battling the blaze in the warehouse. Simultaneously, they made sure there was enough water for extinguishing purposes - a task made difficult by the vast area they had to cover. The emergency services looked over the excavator driver who was working near the fire when it began, surprisingly he hadn't been harmed.

Due to the thick smoke growth, residents were alerted through the Nina-Warnapp. Once the initial flames in the hall had calmed down, rescue workers spread the rubbish and put out embers and leftover waste that were still burning. The company's excavator operator helped out the emergency services with their excavator during this laborious job. While this was happening, air samples were collected in the nearby and broader region, thankfully displaying no harmful substances.

The incident, attended by around 65 firefighters, rescuers, and police, continued until well into the afternoon. The extent of the damage is yet to be confirmed, and the police are currently probing the events that led to the fire.

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