Four injured after explosion in Dutch residential building

Four injured after explosion in Dutch residential building

Details about explosion

The explosion occurred around 6:15 a.m. local time, reported the firefighters and led to a partial collapse of the three -storey house, which also caught fire. Five different apartments were affected by the explosion, they said.

witnesses wanted

The police called on witnesses who may have seen a vehicle that drove from the crime scene shortly after the incident at a very high speed.

rescue workers on site

The Dutch Urban Search and Rescue service announced in a contribution to X that a rescue group was sent to the site, including four dog handlers and one structural engineer.

search operation and security concerns

at 11:30 a.m. the fire was almost deleted, and the rescue dogs searched for possible victims, the firefighters reported. However, the dogs could not search the building for long, since there is a risk of a complete collapse, according to the Dutch Radio nos .

evacuations and statements by witnesses

The fire brigade announced that there is currently no clear picture of the total number of victims. Around 40 households had to be evacuated. A man told the broadcaster that he first thought of a rocket attack when he saw the consequences of the explosion. He heard a child called for help, but could not get to him because people withdraw from the fire.

confusion about the injured

The municipality of the Haag announced on Saturday morning that one of the four injured people was a child. A spokesman for the regional security authority later made it clear that this did not apply, NOS.

Investigations and reactions of the authorities

forensic civil servants are also on site to secure evidence, the broadcaster said. The Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof expressed in a Contribution to x be and spoke to the mayor of the Haag to offer support. The Dutch king and the queen explained in a opinion be.