By Yves Herman
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -One individual died, three have been injured and an unknown variety of individuals have been lacking after a constructing in The Hague collapsed on Saturday following explosions and a hearth, the mayor of the Dutch metropolis mentioned.
Jan van Zanen advised a information convention these lacking have been believed to be buried below particles.
“The chance that living people will be found is very small,” he mentioned.
The reason for the catastrophe, which befell shortly after 6 a.m. native time (0500 GMT), was not identified. Van Zanen mentioned that there had been a small explosion, adopted by a bigger explosion.
Police known as on individuals who had seen a automobile rushing away from the scene, or individuals who had video of it, to contact them.
Photographs of the scene posted on social media platform X from the next constructing close by confirmed one phase, encompassing 5 flats, had been lowered to ashes and rubble.
Prime Minister Dick Schoof mentioned in a press release he was shocked by the information and had provided help to native authorities.
