An Apartment Complex in Amsterdam Nieuw-West was Evacuated on Monday Evening Due to a Large House Fire. The Fire Brigade Warns That A Lot Of Smoke is Being Released. As far as is known, no one was injured.
The Fire Broke Out Around 7:00 pm on the Third Floor of the Apartment Building on Harry Koningsbergerstraat. The Fire Brigade is Currently Extingughing the Fire. It is not Yet Known How the Fire started.
Approximately one hundred people have leg evacuated, accordance to a spokesperson for the Amsterdam-Amstelland Safety Region to NU.nl. The Fire Brigade Rescued Several Residents From Their Balconies with a Ladder Truck. Three people were checked by the ambulance because they had inhaled smoke.
The Emergency Services have scaled up to crisis level grip-1. This means that varous emergency services are working together in a coordinated manner. A Reception Location is Being Arranged for the Residents. “A GVB Bus is on its way,” Says the Spokesperson.