At a recycling company on Wenkebachstraat in Assen, Brand was created in a container. A lot of smoke is released during the fire. The police have closed the entrance to the industrial estate for traffic.
It is not clear what the content of the container is. Fire brigade corps from Assen, Smilde, Gieten, Hoogeveen and Groningen are on site to extinguish the fire,
According to bystanders, cyclists who come along the water along the water say they have a lot of smoke.