Large fire at building online supermarket Picnic in Almelo | NOW

A large fire broke out in a distribution center of online supermarket Picnic in Almelo on Sunday evening. The building on the Zeearend was completely on fire, reports the fire brigade. A little before 1:00 am, the fire master signal was given.

The fire brigade arrived with several vehicles and flew a drone above the building to get a good picture of the fire. The extinguishing activities were aimed at preventing the fire from spreading to neighboring buildings.

A lot of smoke could be seen from the fire in the surrounding area. Firefighters warned residents to keep windows and doors closed.

The amount of smoke has since decreased significantly. The nearby hospital was not affected by the smoke, according to the fire service.