In Assen, part of the center of Assen has been cordoned off by the police. There would be a gas leak in a house on Torenlaan, after which neighboring houses were evacuated as a precaution.
The police and fire service report that it concerns an empty house. The resident died some time ago.
Enexis on site, as well as an ambulance.
The cause of the leakage is said to be theft of the copper pipes, but that has not been confirmed by the police or the fire brigade.