In the first three months of this year, thirty Belgians already died in a house fire. “2024 is already a pitch-black year,” says fire prevention specialist Tim Renders. Last Monday, a 69-year-old woman died in a house fire in Ronse, but that fire is not even included in the statistics that ex-firefighter Tim Renders keeps … Read more
Around 8:30 p.m. the fire brigade arrived at the warehouse on the Colijnsplaatse Groeneweg, a side street of the Oost-Zeedijk near Kats. It is still unclear what exactly was in the warehouse. After two hours of extinguishing the fire, it became clear that the building could no longer be saved. From that moment on, the … Read more
Around 8:30 p.m. the fire brigade arrived at the warehouse on the Colijnsplaatse Groeneweg, a side street of the Oost-Zeedijk near Kats. It is still unclear what exactly was in the warehouse. After two hours of extinguishing the fire, it became clear that the building could no longer be saved. From that moment on, the … Read more
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
The fire brigade took action twice this evening to extinguish a bonfire on Schultestraat in Assen. The fire brigade was called to an outdoor fire around 9.10 pm. When emergency services arrived there, wood and furniture appeared to have been set on fire. The fire brigade extinguished the fire. Later in the evening, the fire … Read more
Saturday, December 23, 2023, 7:38:50 PM – Humberto Tan on behalf of the Postcode Lottery with a check for 1 million in Barendrecht. A large TV van, a number of cameras and… a presenter with a check for 1 million have settled in the Ter Leede district. A fragment was just shown on RTL4. It … Read more
After 23 years, the municipality of Emmen now recognizes the PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) of former firefighter Ruud Lohuis (63) as an occupational disease. This opens the way for compensation for all the damage he has suffered as a result of his illness. The Emmen resident reacts with relief. “23 years of fighting pays off. … Read more
Two occupants of a car on the A37 near New Amsterdam had the fright of their lives this morning. While the pair were driving on the highway, a fire broke out in the car. The driver managed to stop the car on the hard shoulder of an exit, after which the duo were able to … Read more
Lars PanderThe fire in the apartment complex on Vlieland yesterday NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 17:42 An apartment complex on Vlieland was heavily damaged by a large fire yesterday. A cherry picker was brought over from the mainland to fight the fire. How does firefighting work on a Wadden Island and how does it differ from firefighting on … Read more
Kuwait City: A fire broke out in a house in Kuwait. A fire broke out in a house in Al Waha area. But with timely intervention, the fire brigade extinguished the fire very quickly. The Central Operations Department received a phone call informing them about the fire. People were also trapped inside the burning house. … Read more