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A caravan was completely destroyed by fire at Camping Herperduin in Herpen on Thursday evening. No injuries, cause under investigation.
On Thursday evening, a caravan was completely destroyed by fire at Camping Herperduin in Herpen, Netherlands. The fire broke out around 8:00 PM on Schaijkseweg. A black column of smoke was visible for several kilometers. By the time firefighters arrived, the caravan was fully engulfed, and a tree and a patch of grass had also caught fire.
According to some sources, the fire spread to a tree and the roadside, and a gas cylinder was charred; according to others, two gas cylinders were removed before the fire. Firefighters responded quickly but could not save the property. Only a partially melted tent remained. Thanks to the firefighters' efforts, including an additional water tanker, the fire did not spread to neighboring caravans. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is unknown.
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On Thursday evening, a caravan was destroyed by fire at a campsite in Herpen. Firefighters arrived around 8 p.m., but the caravan was already fully en...
On Thursday evening, a caravan was destroyed by fire at a campsite in Herpen. Firefighters arrived around 8 p.m., but the caravan was already fully engulfed. A tree and a roadside area also caught fire; a gas cylinder was charred. The cause is unknown; no injuries were reported.
On Thursday evening around 8 PM, a caravan fire broke out at a campsite on Schaijkseweg in Herpen. A large black smoke column was visible from kilomet...
On Thursday evening around 8 PM, a caravan fire broke out at a campsite on Schaijkseweg in Herpen. A large black smoke column was visible from kilometers away. The caravan was fully engulfed by the time firefighters arrived; a tree and a patch of grass also caught fire. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is unknown.
On Thursday evening, a caravan was completely destroyed by fire at Camping Herperduin on Schaijkseweg in Herpen. Black smoke was visible in the surrou...
On Thursday evening, a caravan was completely destroyed by fire at Camping Herperduin on Schaijkseweg in Herpen. Black smoke was visible in the surrounding area.
On Thursday evening, a caravan was completely destroyed by fire at Camping Herperduin in Herpen, Netherlands. Nothing remained of the vehicle except a...
On Thursday evening, a caravan was completely destroyed by fire at Camping Herperduin in Herpen, Netherlands. Nothing remained of the vehicle except a partially melted party tent. Firefighters arrived quickly but could not save the caravan; two gas cylinders were removed before the blaze. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The fire did not spread to nearby caravans, aided by an extra water tanker.
Netherlands — fuel prices
Updated: 01.08.2026
Super E10
$2.87 /l
€2.48 · £2.13/l
139 of 140
pricier than 99% of countries
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pricier than 98% of countries
Diesel
$2.90 /l
€2.51 · £2.15/l
139 of 141
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€2.67 · £2.29/l
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pricier than 98% of countries
LPG
$1.28 /l
€1.11 · £0.95/l
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pricier than 93% of countries
CNG
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€1.70 · £1.46/l
13 of 16
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