Large fire at company in Roden under control, post-extinguishing ‘will take a while’

An NL-Alert has been sent to residents living near the fire, advising them to close windows and doors and to switch off ventilation. The Ceintuurbaan Noord, which runs right through the north of Roden to the Oosteinde (N373), is closed for the time being. After the outbreak of the fire, the adjacent buildings were evacuated. That happened before the fire spread.

According to a local resident, who lives about a kilometer away, the smell of the fire can be smelled well. “The sky is pitch black here. It looked like a huge rain shower was coming, so we put the horses in the stable just to be on the safe side. When we smelled the burning smell, we decided to close all the windows and doors because of the stench.”