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Dutch Emergency Services Tackle Christmas Day Fires and Crashes as Ede Ramming Injures Four

Police are investigating the Ede ramming and suspected arson after most fires were contained without fatalities.

Overview

  • Multiple incidents across Utrecht, Gelderland and Groningen kept fire brigades and police busy through the day and evening.
  • In Benschop, a chimney fire spread into a thatched roof before specialist teams brought it under control; no injuries were reported.
  • In Baarn, an apartment burned while residents were away, three cats got out safely, the home was heavily damaged and Stichting Salvage was engaged.
  • In Ede, a person drove into a group after a relationship-related dispute, leaving four injured and leading to one arrest, with inquiries ongoing.
  • Police reported a car leaving the road at knooppunt Oudenrijn with occupants including children doing well under the circumstances, as separate overnight car fires are being treated as possibly deliberate.