Fire on the waste processing site in Westpoort

A fire broke out on the site of waste processor Renewi in the Westelijk Havengebied on Sunday evening. The fire service advises people who are bothered by the smoke to close windows and doors.

The fire was first reported to the fire service at around 10:10 p.m. He then came with many vehicles to the Renewi building on Kajuitweg. According to a bystander, a lot of smoke can be seen blowing in the direction of Sloterdijk. It is still unclear what the direct cause of the fire was.

It is certainly not the first time that a fire has broken out at the waste processing company. So there was in 2019 smoke could be seen in Utrecht after a fire at Renewi, a major fire also started in 2021 and raged there in 2022 a fire for hours.

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