Large natural fire near Ede, Air Force uses helicopter - World News

On Thursday, a huge forest fire broke out in Ede, destroying an estimated 130 hectares of nature. The cause appears to have been a practice grenade from the Ministry of Defence. Defence specialist from De Telegraaf, Silvan Schoonhoven, is present at Nieuws van de Dag and responds to the incident.

Veluwe: The fire was not under control shortly after six o'clock. A "small number" of houses were evacuated, as far as is known no injuries were reported. The…

Firefighters from Ede, Arnhem and Wageningen, among others, have been called in to fight the fire.

Army drill sparks massive wildfire in Dutch nature reserve; 330 firefighters respond

A massive wildfire that was burning out of control in the east of the Netherlands was caused by an Army drill, the Dutch military and the municipality of Ede said on Thursday. Some 330 firefighters were struggling to get the wildfire under control, and an Air Force Chinook helicopter was brought in to drop water on the fire.

Large natural fire near Ede, Air Force uses helicopter - World News

The fire brigade in the Ede area was massively pulled out on Thursday afternoon for a large natural fire in the Veluwe, between Ede and Otterlo. A ‘small number’ houses has been evacuated, as far as is known, there were no injuries. The fire was not yet under control just after six hours, according to a spokesperson for the Security Region. Nor could the fire brigade say how large the area is on fire. Around the end of the afternoon, 330 firefig…

A Chinook transport helicopter from Gilze-Rijen air base will be deployed on Thursday to combat a large forest fire near Ede, the air force reports. The fire brigade from Brabant-Noord is also heading that way with several fire engines. According to a spokesperson for the municipality of Ede, there is 'huge smoke development'. There are no injuries yet. The fire broke out on Thursday afternoon and the flames are spreading quickly due to the stro…