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Overnight Fires in Breda and Purmerend Contained as Police Raid Follows Tilburg Shooting

Residents were cleared to return after brief evacuations, with only minor smoke exposures treated.

Overview

  • Firefighters quickly controlled a sixth-floor apartment blaze on Antwerpenstraat in Breda after precautionary evacuations of nearby homes.
  • One person in Breda was assessed by ambulance personnel for possible smoke inhalation and did not require hospital care.
  • The origin of the Breda fire has not been determined, and authorities are continuing to investigate.
  • In Purmerend, a fire in a shop beneath apartments at Wormerplein prompted evacuations, was extinguished, and homes were ventilated and checked by responders.
  • One person in Purmerend was treated for inhaling smoke without hospitalization, and residents were allowed back into their homes at about 06:00.