{"id":340281,"date":"2024-12-07T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=340281"},"modified":"2024-12-07T17:05:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T17:05:17","slug":"three-dead-more-feared-missing-after-the-hague-flat-explosions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/news\/three-dead-more-feared-missing-after-the-hague-flat-explosions\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Three dead, more feared missing after The Hague flat explosions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least three people have died and three others are injured after explosions rocked a block of flats in The Hague<\/a> in the Netherlands, authorities have said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firefighters rushed to the three-storey building following the blasts that caused the collapse of several homes in the Tarwekamp area at around 06:15 (05:15 GMT) on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city’s mayor, Jan van Zanen, said it was unknown how many people were still missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cause of the explosions is not yet clear, but Dutch police said a car drove away “at very high speed” shortly after, and have appealed for witnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan van Zanen said the chance of survivors being pulled from the rubble was slim, and urged the community to prepare for a “worst case scenario”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was earlier thought up to 20 people may have been in the flats at the time of the blast, but the mayor refused to speculate on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While authorities said earlier that four people were injured, the mayor revised that number down to three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dutch media reported five flats were destroyed in the explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rescue teams with sniffer dogs have been deployed to sift through the debris, but parts of the site remain too dangerous to access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large excavator has been brought in to remove debris and lighting erected at the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourteen-year-old Adam Muller told the AFP news agency the explosion “felt like an earthquake”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I was asleep and suddenly there was this huge bang,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I looked out of the window and just saw flames. It’s a massive shock,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National police commissioner in the Netherlands Janny Knol said there was “disbelief and uncertainty” in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen M\u00e1xima said in a statement: “We sympathise with all those who have been personally affected or who fear for the fate of their loved ones.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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