New fire vehicles and emergency roads to make Kijfhoek safer

A new management agreement has been signed to improve the safety at Dutch emplacement yard Kijfhoek in Zwijndrecht. Two additional calamity roads and three new foam fire vehicles will be installed. In addition, the fire brigades of infrastructure manager ProRail and the South Holland South safety region will work closely together to make a final end to the long-term safety concern at the largest emplacement yard in the Netherlands.

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New fire vehicles and emergency roads to make Kijfhoek safer

A new management agreement has been signed to improve the safety at Dutch emplacement yard Kijfhoek in Zwijndrecht. Two additional calamity roads and three new foam fire vehicles will be installed. In addition, the fire brigades of infrastructure manager ProRail and the South Holland South safety region will work closely together to make a final end to the long-term safety concern at the largest emplacement yard in the Netherlands.

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