Celebrations across the country were overshadowed by the huge blaze that destroyed the historic building
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© AlamyA fire broke out in the tower of the Vondelkerk in Amsterdam on New Year's Eve - as two people died during separate celebrations. Picture:
Two people have died and a historic 19th Century church was burned to the ground following New Year's Eve celebrations in the Netherlands.

A 17-year-old boy from Nijmegen and a 38-year-old man from Aalsmeer were killed in fireworks accidents, authorities have confirmed, with three others seriously injured during celebrations.

One person has since been arrested in connection with the teenager's death, with the police investigation ongoing.

Elsewhere, a historic 19th Century church located in the heart of Amsterdam was burnt to the ground as revellers took to the streets.


Comment: Note how this reporting - with zero evidence - is framing the church incident within broader New Year's Eve clowning around with fireworks...


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© AlamyDamage to the Vondelkerk after fire. The Vondelkerk is not in danger of further collapse; the walls of the burning building remain standing. A structural engineer has determined that there is no further risk of collapse.
Authorities were forced to send a rare country-wide alert on mobile devices just after midnight amid a surge in calls to the emergency services.

The message urged people to only call the already overwhelmed emergency services if their lives were at risk.


The Vondelkerk, a historic building located close to Amsterdam's Vondelpark, was built in 1880 and lost its tower, part of its central section and much of its roof in the fire.

Marielle Bakker, 55, who lives a few streets from the historic church, told local outlet Het Parool: "Yesterday we were partying at our place. We didn't notice, smell, or hear anything.


Comment: So, on the contrary, it sounds like there were NO fireworks being set off in the vicinity of this church.


"I think it's a giant shame. I hope that, just like with Notre Dame, many business owners want to help out so it can be renovated."


Comment: Interesting that the 'accident' in Paris in April 2019 came to her mind as it did to ours...


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© GettyThe mass fireworks purchases come ahead of an expected ban on unofficial fireworks.
The head of the Dutch Police Union, Nine Kooiman, described an "unprecedented amount of violence against police and emergency services" over the course of New Year's Eve.


Comment: No doubt, because of the Euro regime's mad mass migration scheme these past ten years, but why is this mainstream British outlet so casually associating the foreign street urchins with this 'accidental fire' in a well-to-do neighborhood of Amsterdam? If we didn't know better, it's like they're trying to plant the thought in people's heads that 'them Muzzies did this!'...


It's thought the surge in fireworks usage comes as the Dutch government looks set to ban unofficial fireworks from this year.


In July, the Dutch Senate passed a nationwide ban on owning, selling, and using fireworks, effectively outlawing personal use and forcing the public to visit official displays.

A man, aged 32, and a woman, aged 29, from Germany were also arrested at around midnight in Beverwijk, located North West of Amsterdam.

It comes after shots were fired into the air at a party on Wijkermeerweg.


Comment: Interesting, but, again, unrelated to what, in all likelihood, was deliberate arson against one of The Netherlands' Christian and cultural landmarks...


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© vondelkerk church amsterdamPeople are seen taking photos of the fireworks set off in the middle of the street, more fireworks were set off during New Year's Eve celebrations due to the upcoming national ban which is scheduled to take effect in 2026.
Elsewhere, reports of attacks on emergency service members - including police and firefighters - were seen to rise across the country.

Areas including the city of Breda, located in the south of the Netherlands, saw notable levels of violence, with members of the public seen to throw petrol bombs at police.

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© AlamyA man seen using fire to set his own fireworks, more fireworks were set off during New Year's Eve celebrations due to the upcoming national ban which is scheduled to take effect in 2026. Picture: