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Helicopter Battles Forest Fire Near Helden

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A natural fire is burning in the forests between Helden and Keissel. The extinguishing process is expected to take some time. Emergency services are currently working on extinguishing the remaining embers. A fire spread quickly in parts of Gelderland, prompting an NL-Alert due to smoke. The safety region has not yet determined if the fire was intentionally set. The Ministry of Defence had previously announced scheduled exercises involving cannons and explosives in the area. A forest fire near Helden has caused the closure of the A28 highway between Harde and Weesup. Smoke from the fire is also affecting local air traffic. Firefighting equipment was deployed due to the difficult accessibility of the area. The fire covered an area of approximately 7,000 square meters. The municipality of Peel en Maas has declared a state of emergency. A previous large fire occurred in Weert.

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L1 Radio Limburg

“In de bossen tussen Helden en Keissel woeden vanochtend een natuurbrat. Van Dantma inmiddels is het zijn brandmeester gegeven. Dat betekent dat het vuur zich niet verder uitbreidt.”

L1 Radio Limburg

“De grote natuurbrand in de bos tussen Helden en Kessel is onder controle. De brandweer is nu bezig met nablussen.”

L1 Radio Limburg

“het vuur zich snel. In delen van Gelderland vleef voor de lucht. en het gooi is een NL-alert verstuurd vanwege de rook.”

L1 Radio Limburg

“was aangekondigd dat er vandaag geoefend zou worden met kanonnen en explosieven. Het is nog niet bekend of dat de brand heeft veroorzaakt. Snelweg A28 is dicht tussen het Harde en Weesup en ook het Vliegverkeer heeft last van de rook.”

L1 Radio Limburg

“a large fire in the woods between Helden and Kessel, a nature fire. And because the fire was very difficult to reach, firefighting equipment was deployed.”

L1 Radio Limburg

“De helikopter die vanochtend begon met het blussen in Helden, die grote Chinook helikopter, die is nu hier naartoe gekomen en die komt telkens hier naartoe met een grote watersak onder zich hangend met 7,5 duizend liter water wordt er telkens om de brandhaar toch te blussen.”

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