Two explosions in one night in Rotterdam

In Rotterdam, two explosions took place in the night from Friday to Saturday. The damage was so great at one of the two that the police had to remove two residents with a cherry picker. The residents of the house on the Olmendaal on the south side of the port city were later taken to a hospital for a check-up.

According to the police, the two residents were shocked but did not suffer serious injuries from the explosion which occured at 05:00 a.m. Because of the smoke, several people were examined by paramedics.

Op de #Olmendaal in #Rotterdam vond tegen 05.00 uur een #explosie plaats bij een woning. Na de explosie ontstond veel rook; daarom wordt voor de zekerheid een aantal mensen nagekeken door ambulancepersoneel. De politie doet onderzoek. Info? Bel dan 0900-8844.

— Politie Eenheid Rotterdam eo (@POL_Rotterdam) May 13, 2023

A few hours earlier, there was an explosion near the door of an apartment in Bilderdijkstraat in Rotterdam-West. According to the police, no one was injured in that explosion in the Delfshaven district around 01:30 a.m. However, the porch was damaged, leaving a dislocated facade and broken windows.

Furthermore, the police arrested three young people suspected of involvement in arson and an explosion in Rotterdam on Friday morning. These occurred on two consecutive days at the end of April, both in a shop on the Crooswijkseweg in Crooswijk. According to the police, an 18-year-old boy from Capelle aan den IJssel and two Rotterdammers aged 17 and 20 are involved in the case.

The Rotterdam region has been dealing with numerous explosions in recent months. This year there were already more than 50 explosions, which is more than in the whole of last year. The explosions are linked to quarrels in the drug scene. About 45 suspects have now been arrested for excessive violence such as explosions and shootings, the police reported on Friday.