Arnhem blaze may have been arson, first residents return home
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Arnhem blaze may have been arson, first residents return home

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Arnhem police have confirmed they are investigating the possibility that this week’s devastating fire in central Arnhem was caused by arson. The night before the fire broke out at the back of budget retailer SoLow on Jansstraat, there was another blaze in a furniture shop on the outskirts of the city. According to the Gelderlander local paper, eyewitnesses reported seeing something being thrown into a waste bin, which then began to belch flames around the time of the blaze. In de nacht van 5 op 6 maart brak een felle brand uit in de Jansstraat, bij winkelpand SoLow. Het vuur greep razendsnel om zich heen, aangewakkerd door de oude houten structuren van zeker tien historische panden uit de 18e en 19e… pic.twitter.com/r6mpBYPBIu — Han Altena March 7, 2025 Some of the 100 or so people who were evacuated in the early hours of Thursday morning have been allowed to return home, but dozens of people have been left without a place to live.

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Suspects accused of setting Arnhem city center fire were not targeting shop, police say
3 weeks ago

Suspects accused of setting Arnhem city center fire were not targeting shop, police say

NL Times  

The three men arrested in connection with the major fire that broke out in the historic city center of Arnhem last week are suspected of arson, police and prosecutors confirmed on Tuesday. However, investigators have not yet turned up any evidence to indicate that the shop where the fire broke out was targeted by the suspects, the authorities stated. “This …

Huge fire destroys shops and homes in Arnhem city centre
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Huge fire destroys shops and homes in Arnhem city centre

Dutch News  

A massive fire in the centre of Arnhem has damaged over a dozen 18th- and 19th-century buildings, and between eight and 10 have been destroyed. “As yet, we don’t know if we got everyone out because the intensity of the blaze meant we could not access the buildings,” René Bierman from the regional fire brigade told local broadcaster Omroep Gelderland. …

Report of arson at Arnhem center fire, but investigation hasn’t begun; No known victims
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Report of arson at Arnhem center fire, but investigation hasn’t begun; No known victims

NL Times  

There are signs that the devastating fire in the city center of Arnhem on Thursday may have been intentionally set, anonymous sources involved in the emergency response told De Gelderlander. The newspaper said that the police are following significant leads that people were spotted close to the area where the fire originated shortly before it began, but District Chief of …

Video: Arnhem city center closed as fire rages through homes and stores
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Video: Arnhem city center closed as fire rages through homes and stores

NL Times  

A massive fire is raging in the center of Arnhem. The fire broke out at around 3:45 a.m. at a SoLow shop on Jansstraat and quickly spread to other historic shops. At least ten buildings are on fire, and the blaze is not yet under control, a spokesperson for the fire brigade told NOS shortly after 7:00 a.m. “Between eight …

Major fires in Arnhem districts lead to one fatality and the evacuation of homes
1 year, 3 months ago

Major fires in Arnhem districts lead to one fatality and the evacuation of homes

NL Times  

An Arnhem resident died in a large fire in a house on John Lennonstraat in Arnhem-Zuid on Friday night, the Gelderland police reported. According to the AD, the fire broke out at around 1.30 a.m. Just under half an hour later, the fire department upgraded the fire to a "medium-sized fire". De politie start onderzoek naar de oorzaak van de …

Police arrest suspect for fatal fire in Arnhem
2 years, 1 month ago

Police arrest suspect for fatal fire in Arnhem

NL Times  

The police arrested a suspect on Saturday for the fire in Arnhem in which two people died last Tuesday. According to the police, there is still no definite answer as to how the fire in De Wiltstraat, in which two women aged 46 and 51, died. We doen op dit moment verder onderzoek 1/2 https://t.co/YL0swBhY42 — Politie Gelderland February 4, …

Body found after fire in Arnhem neighborhood; 7 homes uninhabitable
2 years, 2 months ago

Body found after fire in Arnhem neighborhood; 7 homes uninhabitable

NL Times  

Firefighters found a person's body late on Tuesday evening after a massive fire on De Wiltstraat in the Arnhem district of Sint Maarten. The fire left seven homes uninhabitable - two burned down entirely, and the other five sustained significant damage, De Gelderlander reports. About 30 minutes after the first call, first responders raised the alarm to a Grip 1 …

Fireworks suspected cause of fatal Arnhem fire; Two boys, 12 & 13, in custody
5 years, 3 months ago

Fireworks suspected cause of fatal Arnhem fire; Two boys, 12 & 13, in custody

NL Times  

Two pre-teen boys were being held by police Wednesday afternoon in connection with a fire in Arnhem that left two members of a family dead, and two other family members critically injured. Fireworks were being investigated as the cause of the fatal blaze based on security camera footage recovered at the scene, police said. Twee tieners van 12 en 13 …

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