House fires: One person killed in Drachten, another hospitalized in Delft

The police are trying to determine the identity of the person and are also investigating the circumstances surrounding his death and the fire.

Delft is in mourning after a devastating fire in the historic city center. In the early morning, dozens of Delft residents come to see with their own eyes the damage caused by the blazing fire that has been raging since 20:30 on Tuesday evening. The national monument corner building can no longer be saved, the residents of the city center are certain.

In the middle of the day, an apartment in Braunlage burns. A body is found during the fire extinguishing work. Police are investigating. That is known so far.

After a day of investigation, the police found no evidence of a crime involving the nocturnal house fire on the Schuttersveld in Drachten. It broke out just after midnight on Wednesday, after which the police found a deceased person in the house. She may have been dead a long time ago. Both the police investigation into the death and possible arson have been completed.

House fires: One person killed in Drachten, another hospitalized in Delft

Firefighters in the Netherlands had their hands full on Tuesday night. A house fire in Drachten killed one person. Another housefire in the historic center of Delft sent one person to the hospital and spread quickly. Firefighters are still working on extinguishing that blaze. There was also a large fire in a commercial property in Nijmegen, and a fire at a scrap yard in Amsterdam caused a stench in the capital.