On the Linthorst Homanstraat in Meppel, Brand raged in an apartment building. The fire flared up in the storage room. According to a firefighter, a bicycle caught fire, which made a lot of smoke released. The apartment building was evacuated on this.
The fire brigade rushed to the ground floor to extinguish the fire. Fire personnel tries to get the smoke out of the building as much as possible. Residents can be expected to return for a while.
The cause of the fire is not known.