Skip to main content
Netherlands News in English

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
@leoaquina
Carnage after explosion in Apartment building in Diemen @leoaquina
apartment building
building
damage
Diemen
displaced
explosion
flat
injured
missing
residents
two killed
Friday, 5 September 2014 - 08:18

Share this article:

Diemen rescue to resume; 2 dead, 2 missing, 200 displaced

In Diemen, the flat that was rocked by a gas explosion yesterday is being searched for two missing persons. Two people were killed in the explosion, and another 15 were injured. Due to damage some residents of the flat building may not be able to return home for some time, the NOS reports. The search action was stopped yesterday due to a risk of the building's collapse. Rescue workers will look again today if the building is safe to enter. Around 200 residents of the flat had to be housed elsewhere overnight. The biggest group went to the Red Cross in a barracks in Amsterdam. Several residents chose hotels in the area. The residents will return to the flat this morning to see who may return home, and who will have to wait for their homes inside the building to be deemed safe to return to.

More like this

Image
Ambulance
Three injured in explosion near car in Zoetermeer; One arrested
Image
The Oostflat building in the Aalsdijkflats residential high-rise complex in Rotterdam-IJsselmonde. 2020
Explosion at 11th floor apartment in Rotterdam with woman, baby inside
Image
A USAR search team member working with a dog at the scene of an explosion on Osdorper Ban in Amsterdam. 12 June 2026
Amsterdam landlord: full repairs after Osdorp explosion to take weeks to months
Image
Dutch police officers
Two explosions hit same Breda street in three days; Police probe possible link
Make NL Times your top Google source

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Oranje start World Cup campaign with 2-2 draw after late goal from Japan
  • Over 170 noise complaints filed during Boothstock festival in Rotterdam’s Kralingse Bos
  • Amsterdam landlord: full repairs after Osdorp explosion to take weeks to months
  • Utrecht to review marathon timing, route after heat-related death of 22-year-old runner
  • Max Verstappen finishes fourth in Spain as Lewis Hamilton claims first Ferrari win

Top stories

  • Oranje start World Cup campaign with 2-2 draw after late goal from Japan
  • Warm air set to lift temperatures late in June, but July outlook turns uncertain
  • Residents return to Amsterdam-Osdorp homes after blast injures seven
  • Video: Dozens evacuated in Scheveningen after major fire at fish-smoking facility
  • Dutch military tests camp design for Russian war prisoners in Marnehuizen

© 2012-2026, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Change Privacy Settings
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Partner Content