In Emmen a fire broke out at a house on the Oeverzwaluw in Emmen at the end of the afternoon. The fire skipped from the container to the environment. The house suffered so much damage that the residents cannot return home for the time being.

The fire broke out at the end of the afternoon in a container at the house on the Oeverzwaluw. Then the fire crossed to a car, caravan, shed and finally the house. The fire caused considerable damage to the home where the fire arose. The residents cannot go back home for the time being, a spokesperson for the Drenthe Security Region says.

Severer forces from the area pulled out. The fire brigade now has the fire under control. The adjacent homes were also damaged by the fire, but the residents do not have to leave their homes. Nobody was injured in the fire. “A person has inhaled smoke, which is checked in the ambulance,” said the spokesperson.

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