Overview

• Police confirmed one death after a very large fire at a Slotermeer apartment block on Harry Koningsbergerstraat, with roughly 90 residents evacuated to a nearby sport facility.
• All apartments in the building were declared uninhabitable due to smoke, soot, water and glass damage, the complex is sealed and guarded, and Salvage and the Red Cross are assisting displaced residents.
• In Gein, Mayor Femke Halsema ordered a three-month closure of a dwelling following two explosions, prior camera surveillance and a threatening bullet letter, citing persistent safety concerns.
• Police in Emmeloord West warned of a suspected serial arsonist after about 18 small fires in recent months, with investigations into deliberate ignition patterns ongoing.
• Authorities are also probing a Bleiswijk mill blaze after a nearby vacant building recently burned, as the higher-court appeal in the Peter R. de Vries murder case begins and the new A16 opened north-to-south to regular traffic.