Overview
- The fire broke out at Van Leeuwen Metaal Recycling on the Doklaan and on Friday evening produced a massive black smoke plume that triggered NL-Alerts and temporarily closed the Maastunnel.
- The blaze originated in a scrap and waste heap of an estimated 50 to 100 tonnes and drew a large, multi-resource response that used port firefighting boats, drones and diggers to separate and extinguish hotspots.
- After an overnight operation firefighters began nablussen and clearing the site and by early Saturday the Veiligheidsregio said the fire was largely under control and many road closures had been lifted.
- No injuries have been reported from the Charlois fire, but a separate dune fire near Ouddorp left a firefighter seriously injured who was airlifted to hospital.
- Officials continue air-quality checks and logged nuisance reports while police and safety agencies investigate links to other recent incidents, including repeated fires at PreZero and multiple suspected car arsons in Tiel, with batteries mentioned as a possible ignition source.