Overview
- The fire ignited around 1 a.m. local time in the tower of the 19th-century Vondelkerk and burned through the roof before the spire collapsed.
- Authorities said the main walls remain standing, reported no immediate risk of further collapse, and noted no injuries.
- Dozens of nearby homes were cleared as a precaution, with residents housed temporarily in a yoga studio and power cut to about 90 addresses.
- Officials have not identified a cause, with neighbors reporting fireworks near the tower and the fire service declining to confirm that account.
- Amsterdam’s mayor Femke Halsema mourned the loss of a neighborhood landmark, while national reports detailed two fireworks deaths and attacks on emergency workers overnight.