Overview
- Police said Sunday they suspect arson in the Ermelo fire that leveled a dessert and patisserie facility overnight Friday to Saturday, after an NL-Alert urged residents to shut windows because of heavy smoke.
- At the Artillerie Schietkamp ’t Harde training area, a wildfire that burned about 500 hectares was declared “brand meester” Saturday morning, which means crews had the fire under control while they cooled lingering hotspots.
- Firefighters between Budel and Weert kept damping down deep, hard‑to‑reach hotspots Saturday with help from German and French units that brought off‑road engines suited to the sandy military terrain.
- Following Friday night’s street fight in Winschoten, police reported eight arrests on Saturday and said three men had stab or cut wounds as investigators gather witness statements and camera footage.
- The Hague’s mayor condemned renewed youth unrest on Scheveningen’s seafront, where police made four arrests after a large deployment aimed at preventing wider disorder.