Fire Destroys Youth Care Facility in Beekbergen
Firefighters said the building is a total loss as flames spread to nearby woods and forced the evacuation of 186 children from a summer camp.
- On Tuesday evening, a fire broke out at a youth care facility in Beekbergen, Gelderland, with emergency teams continuing containment efforts on Wednesday.
- The destroyed residential care home served youth with complex psychological, behavioral, or autism-related needs and dates from 1981, suspected to contain asbestos and considered a total loss.
- Around 20 people were evacuated from the care home with one person hospitalized, while more than 150 children attending a nearby summer camp were also evacuated as flames spread.
- Security staff confirmed all residents were accounted for, and authorities have cordoned off the area while advising residents to close windows as a precautionary measure.
- Emergency teams are currently "extinguishing hidden pockets of fire" from the inferno, though the specific cause of the destructive blaze in Beekbergen remains unclear to investigators.
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Fire destroys building of youth care institution in Beekbergen; One hospitalized
A fire raged at the Youngster youth care facility in Beekbergen, south of Apeldoorn, last night. About 20 young people living at the facility and their caregivers were evacuated. One person was rushed to the hospital with undisclosed injuries, Veiligheidsregio Noord-en-Oost Gelderland reported. The fire is out, but the building is lost.
A fire is raging in a youth care facility in Beekbergen, south of Apeldoorn. About twenty young people living in the building and their supervisors have been evacuated, the safety region reports. One person was rushed to the hospital. The large fire had spread to several trees in the wooded area. As a precaution, 186 children from a nearby summer camp were evacuated. According to the safety region, they were taken to Bussloo, where accommodatio…
One person was injured in the very large fire.
A massive fire destroyed a Youngster care facility in Beekbergen last night. Now that it is light, the consequences of the inferno are clearly visible. You can read all about it in our live blog.
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