Flat in Vlaardingen cleared to gas

vlaardingen - About twenty houses in a flat in Vlaardingen evacuated Sunday after it was measured after a fire in a cellar gas. A line is a leak from the fire.

The firefighters had the fire in the flat at the Gijsbrecht van Amstel quickly under control, but then one hundred percent concentration of gas was measured. Then according to the safety it was decided to evacuate homes near the cellar. 'At such high concentrations, the risk of a big explosion,' said a spokesman.

The residents are cared for in a building nearby.