Overview
- Authorities declared GRIP 1 after a large fire broke out Saturday at De Leyhoeve in Tilburg, prompting the evacuation of about 200 residents to a nearby Van der Valk hotel.
- The blaze, believed to have started in an electrical meter cabinet on the second floor, was under control by early evening as crews conducted room‑by‑room checks.
- Sections of the complex remain shut Sunday for inspections following extensive smoke exposure and additional water damage from a burst pipe.
- Latest figures report two seriously injured and two with minor injuries, largely from smoke inhalation, after earlier tallies varied during the response.
- Care‑dependent residents largely returned Saturday night, while many in independent apartments are still displaced as the municipality provides temporary housing and a public information line and advises coordinating with insurers.