Vondelkerk Church Destroyed by Fire During New Year's Eve
Authorities announced that the historic Vondelkerk in Amsterdam cannot be saved after a massive fire caused its 50-meter bell tower to collapse on New Year's Eve.Femke Halsema prioritized resident evacuations as emergency services across the Netherlands faced violent attacks with Molotov cocktails and heavy pyrotechnics.The blaze follows record firework sales ahead of a 2027 ban, occurring on a turbulent night that left one person dead in Nijmegen.
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