A fire broke out at a quarter past two on Tuesday afternoon at Reeshof College on Warmondstraat in Tilburg. The school was then evacuated, reports a spokesman for the Security Region. The fire in the school has been under control for three hours.
The fire is said to be raging in the locker room next to the gymnasium. It is said that fireworks were set in that dressing room.
Nitrate in the wall hole
“A nitrate was put in a hole in the locker room wall,” the school students said. They said that after the explosion, black smoke came out from under the dressing room door.
Emergency services were called. The 400 pupils and staff were left out until about three in the afternoon but are now being cared for in the adjacent primary school. This is due to the cold outside. They are not yet allowed to collect their coat and purse.
Three fire trucks are at Reeshof College. The rescuers of the company are standing in front of the gate of the school building.
Advise
There is little to see from outside the blaze, but according to the safety region spokesman, the school is “full of black smoke”.
People in the vicinity of Reeshof College are advised to stay out of the smoke and follow the instructions of the emergency services. “Smoking is always unhealthy,” stresses the spokesman for the Security Region.
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It is not yet clear whether students will be able to resume classes at Reeshof College on Wednesday.
