Two people died in the Netherlands in fireworks accidents and there were scattered instances of violence as the country ...

The New Year festivities in the Netherlands have left two people dead, dozens with serious injuries and destroyed Amsterdam’s historic Vondelkerk church. Dozens of homes had to be evacuated because of ...

Fireworks sales in the Netherlands have risen this year to a record amount of around 129 million euros, according to Leo Groeneveld, chairman of the Dutch Fireworks Association (Belangenvereniging ...

Fireworks light up the sky on New Year’s Eve in much of the world. In the Netherlands, they also leave behind a troubling aftermath. According to a new government report, two people were killed and ...

Dutch municipalities have chosen to impose a local fireworks ban for New Year's Eve 2025, while several other cities are opting for fireworks-free zones.

Meanwhile, similar incidents of the police being targeted by fireworks were reported in Belgium and two youngsters died in an accident involving home-made explosives in Germany.

The Neo-Gothic Vondelkerk, a 19th-century Roman Catholic church, has been used for other purposes since the 1970s.

Two people died in the Netherlands in fireworks accidents and there were scattered instances of violence as the country celebrated the New Year, and in a separate incident a historic church in the ...