The first report of the fire arrived around 7.50 pm. A spokesperson for the Gooi and Vecht strip security region says that a stack of pallets is on fire at the recycling company. “Because of the amount of pallets there we have called for many cars,” he says.
The fire brigade is currently busy pulling the pile of wood with a shovel. This makes the fire brigade better with the fire. The recycling company helps, according to the spokesperson.
Smoke to see from Amersfoort, A6 closed
The fire provides a lot of smoke development and can be seen from far away. “I already saw him from Amersfoort,” said the spokesperson. The smoke moves towards the A6. The highway is now closed in both directions between Muiderberg and Almere. Parts of the wares also closed, but that road is now open again.
The fire brigade expects to be busy with extinguishing midnight. “But the A6 will open again as soon as possible.”
As far as we know, there are no injuries, according to the spokesperson. It is not yet known whether there were injured people because of the fire or how the fire was created. People who suffer from the smoke are advised to keep the windows and doors closed.