4200 Herkenbosch residents unable to return home on Wednesday | Inland

According to her, the concentrations of carbon monoxide in the smoke passing over Herkenbosch are still too high. He hopes to be able to provide more information around noon on Thursday.

The Meinweg National Park Fire Brigade is now receiving assistance from the Air Force Chinook helicopters. Emergency services have evacuated the entire Herkenbosch overnight Tuesday through Wednesday due to persistent smoke from the fire in the nearby Meinweg nature reserve. The evacuation started just before midnight and was completed around 6 a.m.

Of the approximately 4,200 residents evacuated from Herkenbosch in Limburg, around 175 currently use the reception areas that have been established for them. Ten other crown suspects were taken to crown centers in Roermond and Urmond.

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A spokeswoman for the security region told L1 Radio that “we want the fire to be under control before people can return.” Companies in the Roerstreek industrial area may remain open on Wednesday. It also indicates that other village centers in the Roerdalen municipality, which includes Herkenbosch, are not yet being evacuated.

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People with no relatives or acquaintances they can go to are cared for in sixteen sports halls in the area. However, according to the security region spokeswoman, not all reception locations are needed. The Red Cross has made eight hundred beds available.

Persistent smoke

“The reason for this measure is persistent smoke and the expectation that it will not decrease overnight,” says Roerdalen Mayor Monique de Boer-Beerta. “It is a precautionary measure to avoid public health risks. The smoke contains a high concentration of carbon monoxide.”

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De Boer-Beerta asks residents to remain calm and asks people who can leave their home to leave. “I understand that this decision creates anxiety and excitement, but we will do everything we can to ensure that the evacuation is carried out as quickly and orderly as possible.”

Health institution

Two health institutions have already been evacuated on Tuesday night. Thirty residents of the Pergamijn Health Institution and their supervisors were received at the Roermond Hotel. The ninety residents and their supervisors at the Bosscherhof care institution are found in various locations in Roermond, Blerick, Baarlo and Tegelen.

Under control

The fire brigade was able to keep the fire under control overnight Tuesday through Wednesday. However, a full verification is not yet complete and the firemaster signal has yet to be given, says a spokesperson for the security region.

There are still hot spots here and there, according to the spokesperson. “In some places there are still little flames.” There are no longer large flames, according to the spokesperson. “Now let’s take a good look at how it will unfold,” he says. They depend on the weather. A wind force 3 is expected for Wednesday.

Not much smoke is seen, but there is still considerable discomfort in the evacuated village of Herkenbosch, the spokesperson says. “You shouldn’t stay on that too long.”

A corridor with defense tanks has been created near an evacuated management. “Everything has flattened out, the trees have drifted apart. Actually, we made a strip of fallow land to make a stop line for the fire.”

The affected area is more than 170 hectares. In most of them, everything is blackened, especially on the ground, according to the spokesperson.