Fire in Oirschot Still Not Under Control, Mopping up Continues in Weert, ’T Harde, Kessel and Noordwijk

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Nature reserves are on fire in various parts of the Netherlands. On Wednesday, a fire broke out at a military training ground in 't Harde, Gelderland. A training ground in Weert, as well as a section of the Oirschotse Heide in North Brabant, also partially caught fire. Follow the latest developments via our live blog.

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The fire at the military training ground in Oirschot is still not under control on Thursday evening. The Brabants Dagblad reports that the fire department in…

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The Ministry of Defence has deployed two Chinook transport helicopters to combat the wildfire on the defence site near ‘t Harde in Gelderland. This was reported by the Defence Helicopter Command (DHC) on X.

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The Ministry of Defence is once again deploying firefighting helicopters to the wildfire in ’t Harde on the Veluwe. Although there is no indication of the fire spreading, the fire department says the mopping-up operation is taking too long. "By deploying helicopters, we hope to shorten the mopping-up period." Read the latest news in our live blog.

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In Weert, an emergency ordinance is in effect for the area where the fire department is still extinguishing the wildfire. The emergency ordinance went into effect late Thursday evening and is still valid on Friday, a spokesperson said.