Vondelkerk Church Destroyed by Fire During New Year's Eve

Amsterdam authorities arrested a suspect after a massive fire destroyed the historic Vondelkerk tower and fireworks accidents killed two people during New Year's Eve celebrations.Nine Kooiman of the Dutch police union denounced an unprecedented wave of violence that included petrol bomb attacks and explosives targeting emergency responders across the country.While firefighters worked through the night to stabilize the nineteenth-century landmark, record pyrotechnics sales preceded a planned 2027 ban on firecrackers in the Netherlands.