Overview

• One person died and a total of thirteen victims were counted after an explosion and fire in a portiekflat on the Hengelolaan in The Hague, with three people taken to hospital and multiple entrances evacuated.
• Firefighters received a report of a gas smell shortly before the blast, rescued residents from balconies, extinguished the fire, and arranged shelter and damage assistance with Stichting Salvage.
• Separate overnight incidents in Rotterdam included an explosion at a home on Marnixstraat, where a family with two young children was present and a window blew out, and a limited-damage blast at a hospitality venue on Boezemstraat; police are investigating both.
• A minor cyclist killed in a collision on Leiden’s Lammenschansweg was identified by VV Meerburg as Pim van Aalderen, as the municipality notes safety redesigns are planned for 2027–2029 and police continue the crash investigation.
• An anti-immigration demonstration at the Malieveld in The Hague escalated into violence, with a burning police car, water cannons and teargas deployed, an incursion onto the A12, and vandalism including smashed windows at D66’s office, leading to an early end to the protest.