Fires force evacuations at Amstelveen student dorm & Leeuwarden block
2 weeks ago

Fires force evacuations at Amstelveen student dorm & Leeuwarden block

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Two separate fires forced the evacuation of an apartment building in Leeuwarden and a student housing complex in Amstelveen overnight. The Leeuwarden fire broke out at around 2:20 a.m. on the ground floor of an apartment building on Albert Schweitzerstraat, a spokesperson for the Veiligheidsregio Fryslân told NOS. The Amstelveen fire broke out in a flat on the fifth floor of the Uilenstede student campus at around 00:30 a.m. The fire brigade quickly got the blaze under control, and most students could return to their homes at around 1:30 a.m., NOS reported.

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Video: Fire at Tilburg student housing complex; 70 students evacuated
2 months ago

Video: Fire at Tilburg student housing complex; 70 students evacuated

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A fire in a home in a student housing complex in Tilburg resulted in approximately 70 students being evacuated overnight, according to ANP. No one was hurt and firefighters got the blaze under control quickly, but the home where the fire started was left uninhabitable. The fire broke out at around 1:45 a.m. in a home on the fifth floor …

Fire department rescues three people from burning apartment in Vlissingen
2 years, 3 months ago

Fire department rescues three people from burning apartment in Vlissingen

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A fire briefly broke out in an apartment in Vlissingen during the early morning hours of Sunday. Some of them had also inhaled smoke and were examined by paramedics, the fire department reported. The fire department received a report around 3:40 a.m. about the fire in the ground-floor apartment on Kasteelstraat. Because there may have been people inside, the fire …

Fire breaks out overnight in Den Bosch student dormitory
3 years, 10 months ago

Fire breaks out overnight in Den Bosch student dormitory

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A large fire that broke out early Monday morning in Den Bosch forced the evacuation of a student house. Buurtbewoonster Sara Schinkel die tegenover de studentenflat in Den Bosch woont maakte beelden van de brand. #ob pic.twitter.com/N5Wt1jpFzA — Omroep Brabant May 24, 2021 A significant amount of smoke made it impossible for some residents to leave using the stairs. Housing …

Arson likely cause of student dormitory fire; One held
4 years, 3 months ago

Arson likely cause of student dormitory fire; One held

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A fire that broke out Tuesday morning in a student housing facility in Capelle aan den IJssel was likely set on purpose, police said in a statement. One suspect was taken into custody police said late Tuesday night. The fire on Tuesday began on the second floor of the student dormitory on the Roer which was formerly used as an …

Student killed in Leeuwarden fire
7 years, 9 months ago

Student killed in Leeuwarden fire

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A 22-year-old student was killed in a house fire on Emmanuel Murandstraat in Leeuwarden early on Monday morning. The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. in a house that is divided into several, separate homes. Two of the students were woken by smoke alarms and left the home, thinking that the third student was already outside. It seems the fire …

Homeless people rescued from Amersfoort building fire
9 years ago

Homeless people rescued from Amersfoort building fire

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The police rescued two homeless people from a burning former school building in Amersfoort on Wednesday. The building caught fire around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday already, but due to a risk of collapse firefighters could not enter the building to search for people. The two homeless people were sleeping in a part of the building on Keerkring that hasn't collapsed, …

Five rescued in Amsterdam Centrum fire on Amstel
9 years, 11 months ago

Five rescued in Amsterdam Centrum fire on Amstel

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Firefighters rescued five people from a burning apartment building on Amstel opposite Carré in Amsterdam last night, AT5 reports. The fire started in a woman's apartment on the second floor of the building. Other residents were unable to use the building's stairwell due to a massive amount of smoke. The fire department used a so-called pressure fan to get the …

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