Fire in Langemark-Poelkapelle: chance of…

This concerns a serious fire in a farm in the countryside near Koekuitstraat and the walking and cycling path of the Vrijbos route in Langemark-Poelkapelle. The Westhoek fire brigade is busy extinguishing the fire. The police close off the area due to the risk of explosion and asbestos. The risk of explosion would be there because the owner is a collector of war munitions. A local resident testified that the enormous plume of smoke was caused by a big bang.