Caravan fire in Mijdrecht
On Sunday afternoon in Mijdrecht (Netherlands), a parked caravan on Diamant street caught fire. According to sources, the cause was a lithium-ion battery that spontaneously began smoking and ignited. A neighbour attempted to extinguish the fire with two garden hoses before firefighters arrived.
Firefighters, finding the source in a hard-to-reach place near the battery, punched a hole in the outer wall to cool the fire from outside, and only then entered. Open flames were avoided, but the interior was heavily damaged by heat and smoke. After extinguishing the fire, a high concentration of carbon monoxide was recorded; the caravan was towed to a parking spot to clear the road. An evacuation service was called.