US EditionFire destroys 40 cars at Wernhout auto salvage yard, warehouse spared
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Forty cars caught fire in a fire behind a scrapyard in Wernhout, North Brabant, around 10:00 PM on Saturday evening, according to the Central and West Brabant Safety Region. The scrapyard's shed itself is not on fire. Firefighters responded with several vehicles, including an aerial platform and an additional water truck.
Fire destroys 40 cars at Wernhout auto salvage yard, warehouse spared
Around 10 p.m. Saturday, a large fire broke out behind an auto salvage yard in Wernhout, destroying approximately 40 cars, according to Veiligheidsregio Midden- en West-Brabant, NU.nl reports.The blaze produced heavy smoke and required multiple firefighting units, including an aerial platform and additional water transport.
Nico Koeken is recovering from the fire at the Joko car dismantling company in Wernhout on Sunday morning. He lives right next to the site where dozens of cars caught fire on Saturday evening. "At one point, a lot of black smoke came up, and everything started crackling and popping." An evening like any other takes a slightly different turn for Nico when he suddenly hears a bang. "I thought it was a hunter's shot. I went outside to look and sudd…
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