At the Groningerstraat in Assen, a fire broke out in a hedge just before a quarter to nine this evening. The hedge smoked so much that the smoke drifted into a house.
There were four people in the house who managed to get out by smashing the window of the house, because they could not reach the door.
They were not injured. The fire brigade extinguished the hedge. The Canal was temporarily closed due to the transport of water to the fire.