Overview
- Fire services handled a flurry of incidents across several provinces, including chimney and thatched‑roof house fires in Benschop, Baarn, Zeist and Elburg, with most blazes contained and cause investigations under way.
- The first natural‑ice marathon of the season is set for Friday evening in Winterswijk after KNSB thickness checks, as community rinks from Utrecht to Groningen and Drenthe opened for limited hours.
- Rijkswaterstaat reported ice from shrinking tunnel joints that forced closures and restrictions on the N31 near Harlingen, the A12 at the Gouwe‑aquaduct and Utrechtsebaan, the A28 at Hoogeveen, and the N434 Corbulotunnel, with de‑icing measures including the Firestorm.
- Police said the motorist who drove into people in Ede is a 64‑year‑old local man now in custody, with three injured including one seriously, and the investigation continuing.
- Leiden authorities announced a major seizure of heavy illegal fireworks in Roomburg, imposed an area ban on a minor and warned residents of penalties, urging parents to monitor children’s behavior.