Overview
- Four people were injured and dozens of residents were evacuated after one or more blasts ignited a large fire on Visscherssteeg in Utrecht’s historic center.
- Urban Search and Rescue dogs found no signs of living victims under the rubble, but unstable structures are slowing careful, manual searches.
- Multiple buildings were heavily damaged or collapsed, with wide debris and broken windows across nearby streets and businesses.
- Stedin reports it had no works underway in the area; power to about 40 homes and gas to roughly 34 were cut to protect responders.
- Separate incidents this week include a repeat roof fire during repair work in Eindhoven, suspected vehicle arson under police investigation in Waalwijk, and a contained container fire in a Nijkerk business unit with no injuries.