A big fire last night at thrift store Rataplan on the Postjesweg. The fire and the associated smoke development was so fierce that many neighboring houses had to be evacuated. This included dozens of homes in a flat next to the fire. The first report of the fire came around 12:30 am.
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The fire has been scaled up to Grip 1, which means ‘a very large fire’ where there is a lot of assistance available and a command post has been set up.
The fire brigade advises local residents to keep windows and doors closed because of the smoke.
No one is known to have been injured.
It is not the first time that thrift store Rataplan is hit by a major fire. In 2017, the then building on Generatorweg in Sloterdijk also went up in flames.
Users of the night bus 83 must count on more travel time. The bus has to make a detour because the street has been blocked.
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