The students who had to leave their Tilburg room in the night from Friday to Saturday because there was a fire, were just in their student house. “For one of them this was the first night and the others were no longer than two weeks,” says landlord Timhuistra of student Housing Holland. The fire started after a bicycle battery had caught fire.
The fire in the student house broke out somewhere between five and six in the morning. “The resident of room eight took his bicycle battery from the charger around that time. When he did, the battery caught fire,” says landlord Tim. “He tried to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher, but that didn’t make sense at all.”
No fire extinguisher against
The fire brigade later also informed Tim that there is no fire extinguisher to a bicycle battery that ignits. The moment there was a fire, there were eight other room residents in the house. The student house has a total of eleven rooms.
The building is currently uninhabitable. The five residents have been with difficulty in a hotel in Gorinchem. “They wanted to stay together so that they could talk to each other about what happened to them. Because the Decibel Festival is being held in Hilvarenbeek at the moment, five hotel rooms booking was a challenge. Everything is full,” says the landlord.
Everything lost
The other six room residents also have to find a new place. “It’s about foreign students. They don’t have a family where they can get shelter. The Tilburg University is going to help find a place for them,” Tim knows. “But it is also the start of a new school year, the most difficult time to find a room.”
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The boy in room eight is lost. “His entire room has completely burned out and black. Due to fire -resistant insulation, the other ten rooms look better, but the heat has a lot of damage,” the landlord continues. The TVs have melted from the wall. The electricity cables have also been melted away, and the water and heating pipes are damaged. “
Recovery takes months
The students are only allowed to collect usable items under supervision. “We don’t know if the floors are affected by the heat. And then there is the soot and water damage,” Tim adds. “I am afraid that recovery can take a year. In total he rents 250 rooms.” I have never experienced such a fierce fire. I am happy that investments have been made in fire -resistant room units and fire extinguishers. ”
Ten tips for safely loading.
Did you know that there are around 113 batteries and batteries in an average household? A number of these batteries and batteries are in rechargeable devices. For example, think of those in telephones or electric bicycles. These batteries and batteries entail a risk if they are used incorrectly.
With these 10 tips you handle batteries and batteries in rechargeable devices.
- Read the manufacturer’s instructions and follow it
- Only use the original charger that is supplied with the device
- Do not place a battery in full sunlight. Also make sure that the battery is not too cold
- Charge the battery at least once every three months
- Has your device fallen, damaged or distorted? Lay it outside and hand it in as quickly as possible
- Does the battery need maintenance? Do not get started yourself, but always leave this to an expert
- Place a device (or battery) freely on a stable, non -combustible place during charging
- Preferably charge the battery during the day
- Remove the plug from the socket when the battery is full
- Charge a battery near a smoke detector and supervise during loading