'Several' Injured in Apartment Building Explosion in Rotterdam

Several people were injured in a blast and fire in an apartment complex in Rotterdam, on Monday, January 29, according to local media reports.

NL Times reported that a car explosion under the residential complex, shortly before 8:25pm, started a fire in the apartment complex.

Footage by X user @FaridBel7 shows the building on fire, with debris surrounding the area and firefighters working on extinguishing the fire. The vehicle damaged int he explosion can also be spotted on its side.

A smoke alert was sent to residents of neighboring areas.

According to Rijnmond Veilig, fireworks stored located in the same block was emptied out as a precaution, and the residents of at least 25 homes had to be temporarily relocated. Credit: @FaridBel7 via Storyful