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Overnight Vehicle Fires in Rijnmond Include A13 Blaze and Suspected Arson Near Rotterdam Centraal

Investigators are probing the incidents after camera footage indicated deliberate ignition in one case.

Overview

  • On the A13 at the Esso Ruyven parking area, a car burned around 05:30, prompting a temporary lane closure and a 70 km/h limit while crews responded.
  • Omroep West reports the vehicle on the A13 was on a trailer when it caught fire, and the cause has not yet been determined.
  • Near Rotterdam Centraal on Van Waerschutstraat, one car was destroyed and two others were damaged; a 112-photographer says camera footage shows a hooded man pouring fuel before the fire.
  • Police have not arrested the suspected arsonist linked to the Van Waerschutstraat blaze, and inquiries continue into both fires.
  • In separate overnight calls, a scooter fire in Delft damaged a nearby building, a car was pulled from the water in Rotterdam‑Nesselande with one person aided by firefighters, and the search for missing Robbie (70) continued without result.