Overview
- Dutch Safety Board (OVV) teams visited the site Friday and will decide within two weeks whether to open an independent preventive investigation.
- Forensic police are analyzing traces and checking gas lines, with a gas leak considered the most likely explanation though the cause remains unconfirmed.
- Network operator Stedin rejects reports of old cast‑iron mains and says the local distribution pipes are plastic and about 30 years old.
- Mayor Sharon Dijksma says there are no indications of a crime, while the police inquiry into the circumstances continues.
- Most streets have reopened, about ten residents cannot yet return home, and community support—including GoFundMe and Voor Je Stadsie drives—is helping affected households and businesses.