Family of four hospitalized after fire ravages home in Rijssen, Overijssel

A family of four was hospitalized Friday afternoon following a fire that broke out on the ground floor of their home on Wilhelminastraat in Rijssen. Firefighters responded to the scene and found the house heavily damaged, Tubantia reports.

The occupants— a man, a woman, and two children— were treated for smoke inhalation and transported to a hospital for care. The home has been declared temporarily uninhabitable due to the extent of the damage.

Emergency services contained the blaze and secured the area, preventing further harm to residents and neighboring homes.

Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the fire, which remains unknown at this time.