Ongoing NL-Alert issued as large fire burns in Assen
Smoke from a very large fire on a business park in Assen is drifting across the A28 and the N33, and people nearby are told to keep windows and doors shut.
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A very large fire is burning at a business park on the Korenmaat in Assen, the Veiligheidsregio Drenthe (the regional emergency services body) says. Flames have broken out of the building (uitslaande brand), and the fire brigade is trying to protect neighbouring buildings.
An NL-Alert has been sent to phones in the area because of the smoke. It advises people to close windows and doors and switch off ventilation.
The safety region says the smoke is drifting towards Witten and Bovensmilde, over the A28 motorway and the TT-circuit. "That is not really an area where many people live. Fortunately, the smoke is not heading towards the Diepstroeten residential area and the Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis," it said.
Rijkswaterstaat warns of poor visibility on the N33 near Assen, where smoke is blowing across the road.
Shortly before 15:00 the incident was scaled up to GRIP-1, a level for coordination between the different emergency services.
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