Overview
- The blaze started in the roof of a former storage building being converted into apartments, with the emergency call arriving shortly before 17:30 on Monday.
- Stored gas cylinders on the site heated and exploded during the fire, creating loud blasts but causing no reported injuries, officials said.
- More than 50 firefighters fought the flames for hours, extinguished the fire, checked for smoldering embers, and secured the scene.
- Police will inspect the site to establish the origin of the fire and to quantify damage after initial estimates suggested repair costs could reach at least a seven-figure euro sum.
- The building sits at the waterfront and is part of a local redevelopment project, and local authorities say nearby houses were not threatened though dune grass burned briefly, which affected maritime traffic and caused short ferry delays.