Sint-Gillis-Waas In the Holstraat in Sint-Gillis-Waas this evening a heavy fire raged in a warehouse. The plume of smoke was kilometersver in the circumference. From measurements, it appears that there is no asbestos or harmful substances are released. The emergency services are still at the nablussen.
The fire was something after 18 hours noted . The fire originated in a shed in the Holstraat. In the barn were all kinds of machines, tools and some vintage cars. There was also a lot of fuel present which the fire stirred. When the fire brigade on the spot arrived, beat the flames were already through the roof. This was accompanied by a heavy smoke miles in the circumference. There were also gas cylinders are present which exploded. There were fortunately no injuries
The Holstraat was during the intervention completely closed to all traffic. The emergency services and the local authority called local residents initially for the windows and doors closed to keep because of the heavy smoke. “The fire brigade carried out measurements on the smoke and which are negative”, late mayor Maaike De Rudder know. “The smoke contains no asbestos and no harmful substances.” Meanwhile, the fire under control and extinguished the fire after. A number of corps from the area provided assistance with tanker trucks.
The warehouse burnt down completely. Just before the fire broke out, there were slijpwerken busy in the shed. May lie at the base of the fire. The fire department now goes with faucets the furniture as cover and to the outside to catch the last remnants of the fire to extinguish it.
In an adjacent barn were also horses. The animals were by the huge smoke threatened. However, they were on time, brought to safety by the owners and the fire brigade.
