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The Hague Warehouse Blaze Contained After Evacuations as Utrecht Police Arrest Nitrous-Oxide Dealers

Emergency coordination reached GRIP1, with no injuries reported across the night's separate incidents.

Overview

  • A fire broke out after 1 a.m. in a warehouse on Van Ostadestraat in the Schilderswijk, escalating to a very large fire and GRIP1 for multi-agency coordination.
  • Dozens of nearby homes were evacuated due to smoke, residents were sheltered in an HTM bus, and the evacuation was halted once the blaze was under control.
  • In Utrecht, police arrested two people for dealing nitrous oxide after earlier fining the same driver, who was later found with three bottles and caught selling.
  • Traffic checks in Overvecht led to two speeding fines, including a driver recorded at 137 km/h in a 70 km/h zone whose license was seized.
  • Gelderland reports included house fires in Beesd and Apeldoorn, a suspected short circuit under solar panels in Wageningen, a car off the road in Nederasselt, and an Arnhem crash with one minor injury.