A fire broke out in a corner house on Breestraat in Koog aan de Zaan last night around 1.45 am. The fire brigade spent hours extinguishing the fire and the fire was out around 6 a.m. The house where the fire raged is heavily damaged and therefore uninhabitable. 50 birds also died.
A spokesperson for the safety region said that three people were able to get out of the house in time. One of them, a woman, was taken to hospital because she inhaled smoke, but she has now been able to leave the hospital.
“There was also an aviary with 50 birds in or near the house, which unfortunately did not survive the fire,” says the spokesperson for the safety region. the breakfast table. Reporter Samanta de Groot speaks to the resident of the house. “Two of the 50 birds seem to have survived, but they are very short of breath,” he says defeatedly. “They’ll die too.” The resident had the birds in an aviary. “I had canaries, cockatiels, zebra finches and pigeons.”
Complex fire
His wife heard a bang last night. “I thought there was a burglar, but I didn’t see anyone so quickly and turned off the light again.” Then she heard the upstairs neighbor calling and things happened very quickly. The upstairs neighbor suffered from smoke inhalation and was treated in hospital.
The fire released a lot of smoke. The security region warned via X for nuisance and recommended closing windows and doors. Ten other homes in the residential block on Breestraat were evacuated due to the smoke. “Residents were temporarily sheltered at a hair salon nearby.”
The fire brigade spent hours extinguishing the fire. Parts of the house have been demolished for better access. “It was a complex fire to extinguish,” the spokesperson explained. The fire was in the floors, walls and roof of the house. “Some of the extinguishing work was carried out from outside the house, because it was too dangerous for the fire brigade inside.”
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The fire was under control at 5:08 am. The fire was completely out around 6 a.m. and there was no longer any smoke nuisance. “The fire brigade measured all homes, after which the residents of the evacuated homes were able to return home,” the spokesperson said.
“The house where the fire was is unfortunately uninhabitable. Other accommodation has been arranged for the residents.” Before they can return, the house will first have to be repaired. The residents are looking at their house early this morning. The resident went out in her pajamas last night and is still wearing them. She actually wants to go home as soon as possible, but due to the risk of collapse, that is not possible for the time being.
Nothing is yet known about the cause of the fire. “We heard a bang from inside, but we don’t know what happened,” the resident said. The fire brigade is today investigating to find out what happened in the house.