Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Firefighting_in_Russia_in_December_2010
Fire hose (Photo: Vitaliy Ragulin / Wikimedia Commons) - Credit: Fire hose (Photo: Vitaliy Ragulin / Wikimedia Commons)
fire
Diemen
evacuation
injured
fire department
Rode Kruislaan
apartment building
firefighters
Wednesday, 19 July 2017 - 07:53
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Three hurt in Diemen fire; apartment building evacuated

Three people were injured in a fire in an apartment building in Diemen on Wednesday morning. One of them sustained serious injuries. Firefighters evacuated the 16 story building, pulling dozens of people from their beds, NOS reports.

The fire started around 3:45 a.m. in a home on the ground floor of the building on Rode Kruislaan. Firefighters extinguished it pretty quickly and are now working on ventilating the home and rest of the building. The gas, water and power to the building are all out, the fire department said on twitter.

The residents were given shelter in the town hall. It's not yet clear when they can return home. According to a spokesperson for the fire brigade, the evacuation happened quickly and calmly. "The residents woke up with the announcement that they had to leave their house because of a fire, but there was no big panic. They waited calmly to return to their homes." the spokesperson said, according to NOS.

The cause of the fire is unclear.

Bij een brand in een flat aan de Rode Kruislaan in Diemen zijn vannacht drie mensen gewond geraakt https://t.co/hW4qDxLnE4 pic.twitter.com/SRTrmYQhrY

— AT5 (@AT5) July 19, 2017

Drie gewonden bij brand in hoogbouw #Rodekruislaan #Diemen pic.twitter.com/OtJKqB7E6s

— Miranda Slee (@Hallomoppie) July 19, 2017

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • GGD Utrecht kicks off catch-up vaccination campaign against HPV
  • Heat pump sales up 37% due to high energy prices
  • Strong 47% rise in number of counterfeit euro banknotes discovered
  • Threats prompt the Netherlands to close its Istanbul consulate to the public
  • One person rescued from balcony in Hague apartment complex fire
  • Anti-depressants, anxiety meds messing with water life in Dutch canals, lakes

Top stories

  • Threats prompt the Netherlands to close its Istanbul consulate to the public
  • Pro-Russian hackers Killnet behind Groningen hospital cyberattack
  • Regional transport will strike for five days from February 6
  • Netherlands struggles to find qualified teachers; Shortage hits Amsterdam hard
  • Philips scrapping 1,100 jobs in Netherlands, 6,000 worldwide
  • Netherlands got most asylum applications since 2015 last year

© 2012-2023, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content