Cleanup Around the Collapsed Tower will Take Several Weeks
It should be three or four weeks before all the debris of collapsed transmission tower in Hoogersmilde require that, according to a spokesman for the contractor to be evacuated. Today began the dismantling of the mast, which partially collapsed July 15 after a fire.
The cleaning is performed with cranes and the tower itself. Because there are many cables and debris that could come down, the operation with great care to work. It is still unclear what the mast Hoogersmilde will happen once everything is cleaned up.
The removal of all debris is now the first priority, said the spokesman. Receipt of public stations in various places in the north of the country is still not satisfactory. The emergency pole in Assen in the service started, but at least for the next day will not provide optimum signal.
Meanwhile, the tower provides Lopik limited signal for safety reasons, says the public broadcasters. Several other transmission sites operate at reduced power until the cause of the fires in Lopik Hoogersmilde and can be verified.