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Willemstraat 11, Aalten – Fire 1978

Three fires in the Willemstraat

In 1978, a home and a vacant villa burned down within a short space of time.

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Photos and newspaper articles by T. Korthout.

In 1978, the Willemstraat was startled by fire three times in a short period, twice in the home of Mr. Eskes and the Van der Donk family, at number 11, and also in the former Maternity Center at number 19.

Willemstraat 11, Aalten – Fire 1978
Willemstraat 11, Aalten – Fire 1978
Willemstraat 11, Aalten – Fire 1978
Maternity Center, Willemstraat, Aalten
Fire at the Maternity Center, Willemstraat, Aalten (1978)

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