1st LD Writethru: Wildfire in Southern Netherlands to Take at Least Six More Hours to Extinguish, Local Safety Authority
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Great fire at the NRW border: 100 hectares of forest burn in the Netherlands. Smoke clouds pull into the circle Kleve – NINA app sounds alarm.
At least 300 emergency services personnel were mobilized overnight to extinguish the fire - Its spread, in all directions, was accelerated by gusts of wind
A strong forest fire ravages a natural reserve in the south-east of the Netherlands, where more than 300 firefighters and more helicopters intervene to limit flames. Fire, fed by drought and wind, has already destroyed about 100 hectares of vegetation and led to the evacuation of a nearby campsite.
The assistance of Brabant fire units to combat the Limburg wildfire is not at the expense of fire safety in our own province. That is according to fire department spokespersons for the Central and West Brabant and Southeast Brabant regions. "We do not deploy personnel to help if it is logistically impossible," says Wilbert Kleijer of the safety region. Nevertheless, Mayor Mikkers expresses his concerns: "The limit of capacity has been reached." …
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