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Large Fire at Moerdijk Compost Facility Sends Smoke Over A17

Residents near the site received instructions to close windows and switch off mechanical ventilation.

Overview

  • The blaze broke out around 13:15 in a transport hall at CNC Grondstoffen on Orionweg on the Moerdijk industrial estate.
  • A thick smoke plume moved over the A17 toward Zevenbergen and Langeweg before visibly diminishing by about 14:45.
  • Regional fire services mobilized multiple engines both to fight the fire and to secure water supply, and crews are ventilating the building.
  • The building was evacuated and freight train traffic on the adjacent line was halted as a precaution.
  • A company employee said the fire may have started on a fill loft when a conveyor-belt motor ignited, with the cause under investigation.