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Buurman Dirk (65) blust brand bij woonzorgcentrum in Houthalen en belandt zelf in ziekenhuis: “Het werd even zwart voor mijn ogen”

H Reported by HLN 📍 Houthalen, Belgium (approximate) 🕑 22 h ago
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📰 How this story developed

4 reports of this incident, first to latest. It stays on the live map for 48 hours from the first report.
  1. Mon 26 Oct, 23:22 · 22 h ago Bewoners woonzorgcentrum Vinkenhof in Houthalen tijdelijk geëvacueerd door brandende scootmobielen TV Limburg · first report
  2. Mon 26 Oct, 23:50 · 22 h ago Scootmobiel veroorzaakt brand in woonzorgcentrum in Houthalen: bewoners even geëvacueerd Nieuwsblad
  3. Tue 27 Oct, 00:08 · 21 h ago Scootmobielen veroorzaken brand in woonzorgcentrum in Houthalen: bewoners even geëvacueerd HBVL
  4. Tue 27 Oct, 18:37 · 3 h ago Buurman Dirk (65) blust brand bij woonzorgcentrum in Houthalen en belandt zelf in ziekenhuis: “Het werd even zwart voor mijn ogen” HLN

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  • Keep away from the area and let emergency crews work.
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  • Call 112 if people are trapped or the fire is spreading; 112 for an ambulance.

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  • Buurman Dirk (65) blust brand bij woonzorgcentrum in Houthalen en belandt zelf in ziekenhuis: “Het werd even zwart voor mijn ogen”
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