Dry weather and wind stimulates heath fires
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Add as a favourite source on Google Add DutchNews as a favourite source on GoogleSome 120 firefighters were involved in putting out a 40 hectare blaze on heathland at Hoog Soeren, east of Apeldoorn on Tuesday night.
The fire was able to spread quickly because of the windy conditions. Train travel between Apeldoorn and Amersfoort was also disrupted for a time.
There were a number of other smaller fires in heathland areas on Tuesday, news agency ANP said.
Last week a large area of dunes between Bergen and Schoorl, on the coast north of Amsterdam, was destroyed by fire.
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