Overview
- Retailers report sharply higher demand ahead of the planned national ban, with industry group SVNC citing roughly 30% more pre‑sales and shops in places like Amersfoort describing brisk, near sell‑out trade.
- Police continue high‑profile enforcement, seizing a cache of professional‑grade F4 fireworks under a carport in Oss and arresting a 24‑year‑old, and finding 96 kilograms of illegal fireworks in a Woerden home after an anonymous tip.
- A Rotterdam officer was injured after being pelted with fireworks during a patrol, leading to the arrest of a 15‑year‑old, while teams also responded to unrest and charges in Middelharnis linked to heavy fireworks.
- Local authorities tighten controls, with Oldebroek issuing area bans to 15 youths and setting a €3,000 penalty for violations following earlier disorder involving heavy illegal fireworks.
- Emergency services run at maximum readiness as fire brigades tackle numerous container and outdoor fires, a fatal collision in Zevenhuizen leaves one dead and four seriously injured, and farewell events include a Barendrecht shop’s free show that drew about 400 people.