Volendam supermarket burns to the ground

A Dirk van den Broek store in Volendam burnt to the ground in a massive fire on Thursday morning. The supermarket can be considered lost, according to the local safety office, NU.nl reports. The fire started around 2:55 a.m. in the store on Hyacintenstraat. The fire department saw no chance in extinguishing it quickly and let it burn in a controlled manner. The fire spread to a nearby Chinese-Indonesian restaurant. A lot of smoke is being released by the fire. An NL-Alert was sent out advising local residents to keep windows and doors closed and turn off mechanical ventilation. So far there were no reports of asbestos being released.

De zon komt op in Volendam. De zeer grote brand bij @DIRKVDBROEKc brengt roet in het eten. #Volendam #NL-alert #vrzw pic.twitter.com/QJi775Xtbl

— Matthijs Moison (@MatthijsMoison) July 28, 2016

#Volendam. Zeer grote brand. pic.twitter.com/vT6jGbWtr8

— Mike Koenekoop (@mikekoenekoop) July 28, 2016

NL Alert was gericht op Volendam, Edam en Kwadijk https://t.co/a5q4F7Miqb pic.twitter.com/xi9GiZQuwA

— Groot-Waterland (@groot_waterland) July 28, 2016

Brand overgeslagen naar restaurant Indrapoera https://t.co/fYpUbJzaPI pic.twitter.com/UOeZRKfp35

— Groot-Waterland (@groot_waterland) July 28, 2016