Overview
- The fire began Monday morning in a fourth‑floor unit of the Heiningen flats on Lievenshovelaan and spread via balconies to neighboring apartments and units above, damaging 28 of the building’s 120 apartments.
- The occupant of the origin apartment was the only person home, suffered serious injuries, was taken under police escort to a Rotterdam hospital, and is suspected of setting the fire.
- Crews fought the blaze from inside, evacuated the block, checked for pets, deployed a reconnaissance drone, and continued post‑incident inspections to determine when residents can return.
- Authorities report that some homes sustained severe damage while others have smoke damage that requires cleaning before reentry; more than 50 responders were involved.
- Regional 112 liveblogs also noted separate developments, including DNA‑based arrests in a violent Rolex robbery and the Amersfoort rail‑crossing driver turning himself in without arrest, as well as local celebrations in Apeldoorn after reports of Ayatollah Khamenei’s death.