Rescuers bombed, houses damaged: incidents in your area

North Holland: man loses his hand

In the Kwakel in the municipality of Uithoorn, a man was seriously injured by a fireworks fire. He’s probably missing a hand. It is not clear what exactly happened, but according to a police spokesperson, the man himself lit the fireworks, after which it went wrong.

In Haarlem a number of houses were damaged by heavy fireworks. The explosion killed the windows of the houses. No one was hurt.

In Amsterdam police were bombarded with fireworks over the Osdorper ban in New West. Police arrested five people.

Here are the most striking images the editors have received from the Netherlands:

Utrecht: police cars collide with fireworks

In Baarn two police cars collided when fireworks fell under one of the cars and he had to swerve.

In Amersfoort he became particularly agitated around 11 p.m. A group of about 80 to 100 people had gathered. The ME has been deployed. The ME has also been deployed in Oudewater and in Utrecht. In the latter town, young people threw stones at the police.

In the city of Utrecht, some 17 cars were also (severely) damaged by arson. Including in Lunetten, Hoograven and the Rivierenwijk.

Gelderland: rescuers bombarded with stones

In Arnhem three policemen were injured after a party with 70 people in a building on the Koningsweg in Arnhem. They were bombarded with stones. One of the officers had to go to the hospital for treatment. The ME has been deployed. Three visitors were arrested.

In So a school burned down, probably from fireworks. Riot police also cleared an intersection in its stead, after dozens of young people occupied the intersection, dragged objects into it and set it on fire.

In Nijmegen firefighters were bombarded with fireworks while putting out a bonfire, De Gelderlander reports.

In Waardenburg a group of a hundred people hampered the firefighters who wanted to put out a car fire. Riot police had to come around 1:30 a.m. to help. Something similar happened in Hedel, where 50 people also hampered firefighters and fireworks were launched at emergency services.

Police officer fired warning shot after being attacked by a group of young people Field of arms. The officer spoke to the youths because they had started a fire.

Overijssel: 20 houses damaged

In case of explosion Deventer 20 houses were damaged. Among other things, the windows of many houses were destroyed. There are no injuries. Police arrested a suspect. His role is under investigation.

Flevoland: car fires on Urk

Sure Urk it has been restless in recent weeks. There were car fires last night. A video on Twitter shows a man driving his car through a lamppost, then setting off numerous fireworks to burn the car down. Firefighters said on Facebook that they had to leave a fire because the situation was too dangerous. “Leave the rescuers alone !!” the firefighters wrote. In addition, it was quiet, reports the municipality of Urk.

In Almere the end of the year passed quietly. At Flevo hospital, they look back on a relatively calm end of the year. There were no fireworks victims.

Frieze: a rioter finds himself in the canal

In Leeuwarden the police made several arrests during unrest in the center, reports Omrop Fryslân. A group of young people reportedly threw heavy fireworks at police officers. The ME and the Marechaussee also acted, according to the regional broadcaster. One of the rioters reportedly ended up in a canal fleeing the police.

At the Hotel Anne-Klare Day all windows shattered after a carbide cannon was fired near the building.

South Holland: ME sends back young people

In Rotterdam riot police responded after youths bombarded firefighters with stones and fireworks. Firefighters were extinguishing a fire at a school in Asserweg. According to local media, all of the youths have been arrested, but the police spokesperson has not yet been able to confirm this.

In the district of The Hague Duindorp started the new year with lots of bangs. There were a lot of people in the streets at the turn of the year. He remained calm.

The police entered Katwijk a group of forty young people who behaved badly. Youth lit fires, set fireworks, and threw stones and heavy fireworks at emergency responders.

Striking images of Rijswijk: Several people caught fire there after something exploded.

Limbourg: mother and son in a house on fire

In Hoensbroek a mother and her son were safely removed from the roof of their burning house by the Hoensbroek fire department, reports the South Limburg security region.

Zealand: pyrotechnic bombs and destruction

Omroep Zeeland reports this in Zierikzee in Rinsing fireworks bombs caused damage. In Westkapelle in Zierikzee fireworks were launched at the officers, indicates the regional station.

Noord-Brabant: exploded car

On the Frisselstijnstraat Veghel a car is blown up by fireworks.

In the Bosch it was very hectic last night. So worried that the police were given more powers: preventive searches were authorized. Young people set fire to a car they had pushed on. Additionally, officers are attacked with fireworks.

These images also come from Den Bosch: a boy on a scooter walks past a fireworks display, exactly at the moment of the explosion. “Be ashamed of yourself,” someone wrote on Facebook.

Groningen: fewer burns

The picture on Groningen is not yet entirely clear. So far, it seems to have been relatively calm. The Martini Hospital in Groningen treated twenty burn patients. It’s less than the other years, reports Dagblad van het Noorden. Four were caused by fireworks and four by carbide. Three patients were admitted to the Burns Center. Among them, two children suffered burns because fireworks fell in the clothes (tops).