Emergency services are searching for a second day through the debris of an apartment block that was destroyed by an explosion and fire, killing at least five people. They hold out little hope of finding any more survivors. Fire authorities said five injured people were rescued and several apartments were damaged.
Firefighters stand by a building destruction at the site of an explosion which destroyed several apartments and injured multiple people, at The Hague , Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. A window of a flat across the street of the site of an explosion, which destroyed several apartments and injured multiple people, is seen damaged as the view overlooks the exploded area, at The Hague , Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.
Residents of the northeastern neighborhood of Mariahoeve in The Hague heard a huge bang and screams before dawn. One woman told local media that she thought an earthquake had happened. Soon after the explosion, a line of ambulances could be seen waiting nearby in anticipation of more victims. The spokesperson for the local hospital said that they were on standby to deal with injuries.“I had expected a different Saturday,″ van Zanen told a news conference.
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