Fire breaks out at evacuated Arnhem flat after police clearance
A blaze was reported at the Paasberg building after police cleared it and the mayor warned it was unsafe.
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A fire broke out at the previously evacuated Paasberg apartment block, RTL Nieuws reported.
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Police evacuated an occupied apartment building in Arnhem's Paasberg district, with the city's mayor warning people not to return because the premises were unsafe, according to Omroep Gelderland.
A fire later broke out at the flat on Paasberglaan, after the police evacuation and boarding-up of the premises, RTL Nieuws reported.
The building had been cleared earlier in the day because it was occupied by squatters, the broadcaster said. The cause of the later fire was not established in the report.
No serious injuries were known at the time of the latest report. The fire is a new development at the same property, not evidence that the earlier evacuation itself caused it.
Municipal authorities had already warned that the property was unsafe to re-enter. The available coverage did not give a timetable for lifting that restriction.
The operation involved police using equipment to enter the building, the broadcaster reported. De Telegraaf also reported a fire at the property.
Arnhem Mayor Ahmed Marcouch urged people who had been living in the building not to return until safety concerns had been resolved.
The supplied reports did not establish injuries, a definitive number of evacuees or the exact cause of the reported fire.
The incident concerned a specific occupied building in Paasberg rather than an evacuation affecting the entire neighbourhood.
Police and municipal authorities were managing the property and its safety status. No timetable for reopening the building was provided in the newsroom material.
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What we know
- 1 outlet · RTL Nieuws Police evacuated an occupied apartment building in Arnhem's Paasberg district, with the city's mayor warning people not to return because the premises were unsafe, according to Omroep Gelderland.
- 1 outlet · RTL Nieuws The operation involved police using equipment to enter the building, the broadcaster reported. De Telegraaf also reported a fire at the property.
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The supplied reports did not establish injuries, a definitive number of evacuees or the exact cause of the reported fire.
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A fire broke out at the previously evacuated Paasberg apartment block, RTL Nieuws reported.
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- What happened?
- Police evacuated an occupied apartment building in Arnhem's Paasberg district, with the city's mayor warning people not to return because the premises were unsafe, according to Omroep Gelderland.
- What remains uncertain?
- Police and municipal authorities were managing the property and its safety status. No timetable for reopening the building was provided in the newsroom material.
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