Smoke Grenade Causes Fire Again on Oirschotse Heide During Military Exercise

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Last month, things also went wrong at the same location, when a piece of land measuring approximately 100 by 100 meters burned down.

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On Thursday afternoon, a fire broke out on the Oirschot heath during a military exercise. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control. The cause turned out to be a smoke grenade thrown during the exercise. "It's a point of concern," said the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. A spokesperson for the Marechaussee confirmed to Omroep Brabant that a military exercise was taking place on the grounds at the time of the fire. "The fire was caused …