Christiaan Bosselaar, a 43-year-old from Haarlem, won the 15-kilometer race at the 39th Lions Heuvelloop. The event drew a record-breaking 800 participants and Bosselaar noted that despite the difficult hilly terrain, the race felt surprisingly easy.
Emergency services have been deployed to the Osdorper Ban in Amsterdam following an explosion that caused a partial building collapse and a large fire. Authorities are currently on-site managing the situation and the resulting blaze.
A massive fire broke out on the Osdorper Ban in Amsterdam following a powerful explosion that was heard across the city. The fire department reported multiple expected victims and evacuated a nearby apartment building as the blaze spread from an annex. A specialist technical rescue team was deployed to assist with the risk of structural collapse.