High flames and lots of smoke from a burning compost bin in Meppel

A compost bin and some conifers caught fire in Meppel last night. That happened at the Werkhorst.

The flames rose meters high and the fire created a lot of smoke. Firefighters extinguished the fire and managed to prevent a nearby wooden shed from catching fire.

The cause of the fire appears to be compost heating in the bin.

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