A very large fire has been raging for hours from Puijfelik Recycling on Koopvaardijweg in Oosterhout. The fire at the paper processing company broke out just after half three. Fire brigade teams from different forces have been pulled out with many people and equipment. Burned particles of paper swirl down in the area.
As far as we know, no one was injured in the fire. A spokesperson for the Central and West Brabant Security Region expects that the fire will be full of the fire all day long.
The fire arose for unknown cause in one of the many large bales of pressed paper on the site. Whether other material has also been hit by the fire is unknown.
Due to the fire there is a lot of smoke development. In the event of nuisance, it is advised to close windows and doors and to switch off ventilation systems, reports The Central West Brabant Safety Region.
Also the Municipality of Oosterhout Makes this.
Around five o’clock the safety region reported that the fire brigade is trying to prevent the fire to prevent adjacent buildings. The wind was then slightly turned so that the smoke pulls towards Geertruidenberg.
The Weststad II industrial estate where the recycling company is located can be limited from Oosterhout, there are fire brigade hoses on the road. The fire brigade is working on a detour.
Clouds of smoke above highway
The black clouds of smoke first hit the north side of the A59 motorway near Made. Burned paper chips then swirled down in the vicinity of this village.
In the first instance, an outside fire was reported, not much later there was scaled up to a very large fire. The fire brigade has used many foam -extinguishing vehicles and water transport cars. There is also an ambulance at the company. According to the security region, no one was injured in the fire, but an ambulance was called as a precaution.
There were also 40 trucks that were parked near the recycling company evacuated. The drivers slept in the trucks. Some were forced to leave their truck, because of the various closed roads, they could not leave.
In 2018 the company came in the news due to the finder of a container with 40 kilos of cocaine. The freight was intercepted when she was on her way to the company in Oosterhout.
Father of owner convicted
In October of that year, Adrie van P., the father of one of the owners of the paper processor, was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for his share in the smuggling in cocaine. The Coke party was hidden in sea containers with wood briquettes intended for the company in Oosterhout.