Huge damage in restaurant Tante Pietje due to fire on the top floor

1/2 The damage at the restaurant is clearly visible in daylight (photo: Noël van Hooft).

Restaurant Tante Pietje in the Korte Putstraat in Den Bosch was severely damaged on Wednesday night by a fire on the floors above. The restaurant mainly has water damage, the ceilings are hanging down. It would take months for the damage to be repaired.

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The fire broke out around two o’clock in the morning in a storage room above the restaurant, which is located in one of the most famous and busiest catering establishments in the center of Den Bosch. A lot of smoke came out. Firefighters had to smash several windows to get the smoke out of the building.

Photo: Bart Meesters/SQ Vision.
Photo: Bart Meesters/SQ Vision.

Local residents in adjacent apartments on Korte Putstraat had to leave their homes temporarily. The fire attracted a lot of attention.

Explosions
Local residents heard explosions caused by exploding carbon dioxide bottles. The fire was extinguished around ten past three.

Images of the fire show that a lot of smoke is released.

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