Overview
- At least four people were injured, with patients taken to UMC Utrecht’s calamity hospital after the blasts and fire.
- Firefighting is limited to operations from outside because buildings are unstable and partly collapsed, so interior searches are paused.
- An additional crane was deployed as crews reported improved access to the seat of the fire and a reduced risk of spread to adjacent properties.
- Authorities sealed off Springweg, Mariaplaats and surrounding streets, and displaced residents are being sheltered at Hotel Karel V.
- The response was escalated to GRIP 2 with many ambulances and two trauma helicopters, and officials have opened an investigation into the cause, which remains unknown.