Toxic smoke released by Nunspeet fire triggers large evacuation
A large fire broke out in a multi-company building in Nunspeet on Wednesday afternoon. Toxic substances were measured in the smoke and the surrounding area was evacuated. The around 300 residents of 120 homes had to spend the night elsewhere. There is no danger to public health, and residents who want to can return to their homes on Thursday, the municipality announced on Thursday morning, AD reports.
The fire broke out at around 2:30 p.m. in the store room of electric bike company Stella Fietsen. The store room contained 3 thousand electric bikes and 6 thousand batteries. The building collapsed and can be considered a loss. The fire department had the fire under control in the early evening. As thousands of batteries have to be removed from the debris, the cleanup is taking a long time.
The fire was quickly scaled up to GRIP 2 - coordinated regional incident control procedure - and in the evening to GRIP 3, which means that the incident requires good coordination between the emergency services, the mayor gets involved and there are noticeable consequences for a larger region.
An apartment attached to the burning building was also damaged by the fire, a spokesperson for the local safety office said to AD. No one was injured. Firefighters rescued a cat and two guinea pigs from the home.
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— Bastiaan (@basst85) July 11, 2018
Brand #Nunspeet #Hullerweg pic.twitter.com/4onJ4bApMj
— Eddy Bossenbroek (@NWVfoto) July 11, 2018
Veiligheidsregio: geen giftige stoffen vrijgekomen bij grote brand in Nunspeet: Bij de grote brand gisteren in Nunspeet zijn geen giftige stoffen vrijgekomen. Metingen hebben dat aangetoond. Dat meldt de Veiligheidsregio Noord en Oost Gelderland. https://t.co/HXfk7weHOD pic.twitter.com/P2IlqCjfQ7
— DeStentor EpeVaassen (@ds_EpeVaassen) July 12, 2018
Inmiddels nog actief als aflossings #ovd #brandweer in #Nunspeet. Lastige klus door de complexiteit van accu’s die risico blijven vormen op herontbranding. Het vangnet gebruikt door te sparren over oplossingen met brandweercollega’s uit Haaglanden en Rotterdam-Rijnmond. pic.twitter.com/3b5xK9NEpM
— Geoffrey (@GB_038) July 12, 2018
Honderden mensen geëvacueerd na grote brand in Nunspeet: Een groot deel van een bedrijfsverzamelgebouw in Nunspeet is woensdag in vlammen opgegaan. Omdat bij de zeer grote brand giftige stoffen zijn vrijgekomen, zijn mensen in de directe omgeving… https://t.co/pHfPvjLgub pic.twitter.com/RFhXt97W1s
— DeStentor EpeVaassen (@ds_EpeVaassen) July 11, 2018
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