“Residents should keep doors and windows closed and stay indoors”

Published on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 8:12 p.m.

Par Sudinfo with Belga

Residents of the entities of Oudegem and Mespelare (Dendermonde) must close doors and windows and stay indoors due to a major fire at the packaging company VPK Packaging.

There are no casualties, but the firefighters and the municipal authorities of Dendermonde report that it will take time to put out the fire.

The fire broke out around 4:50 p.m. from stored bales of paper and caused the development of thick smoke.

Firefighters pump water from the Dender and Civil Protection has been called in for reinforcement. “It will take time to extinguish the fire and the thick smoke will take some time to dissipate. It is therefore necessary that the inhabitants of Oudegem and Mespelare keep doors and windows closed, cut the ventilation and stay inside, ”said the municipal administration.