Four hurt in Katwijk house fire

Four people were injured in a house fire in Katwijk on Tuesday morning. Two trauma helicopters were deployed to the scene. The victims were taken to a nearby hospital. According to local media, they sustained serious injuries but were able to contact the emergency services themselves.

The fire started around 7:45 a.m. on the ground floor of the home on Baron van Wassenaerlaan. Records show firefighters being dispatched at 7:49 a.m. and that the alarm was escalated to a “medium fire” by 8:00 a.m.

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Various other emergency services also responded to the scene, including four ambulances and trauma teams in two helicopters.

Emergency workers evacuated the surrounding homes while firefighters tackled the fire. They managed to get it under control within an hour, but the blaze caused a lot of damage.

According to ANP, the home is uninhabitable, and the surrounding homes will have to be checked before their residents can return. Katwijk mayor Cornelis Visser visited the scene to talk to locals.

The cause of the fire is unknown.