A fire broke out in the kitchen of an apartment on Koninginnelaan in Vlaardingen. It was a house on the second floor. Two residents had to be checked by paramedics for smoke inhalation. The cause of the kitchen fire is unknown.
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18:15 – Oostvoorne fire brigade saves roe deer
16:25 – Plane turns around due to technical malfunction
A Transavia aircraft returned to Rotterdam The Hague Airport shortly after departure on Sunday afternoon. According to an airport spokesperson, it was suffering from a technical malfunction. The aircraft had left for Faro in Portugal around 4:00 PM.
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Soon the message came in that there was a malfunction in the de-icing system† This system heats the so-called flaps at a great height, so that no ice can form on the wings. The device is now being checked.
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As a precaution, many emergency services were present, because the aircraft had to land with full tanks. The malfunction was resolved around 5:10 PM and will soon leave for Faro.
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12:10 – Fire brigade fishes bag from traffic lights in Maassluis
The fire brigade in Maassluis received a very remarkable question on Saturday evening. A boy had managed to throw his bag at the traffic lights on Van Beethovenlaan. But then, how do you get your bag down again?
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To prevent the bag from falling on a car, both the police and the fire brigade came to the scene. The fire brigade eventually removed the bag from the traffic lights with a cherry picker.
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10:55 – Warning shots during arrest near Alexandrium
On Saturday evening, the Rotterdam police arrested two men, aged 27 and 47, on a terrace on the Poolsterplein, near the Alexandrium shopping center. Witnesses saw that the two destroyed the terrace of restaurant De Beren. Other people were also threatened and the duo ended up in a fight with bystanders.
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Because a firearm was possibly seen, the police went to the spot with a special team. Police said the men were under the influence of alcohol and refused to cooperate.
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In the end, the police fired several shots into the air, after which the two were still arrested after deploying an electric shock weapon. They are still incarcerated for assault, vandalism and resistance.
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08:50 – Metros between Zuidplein and Slinge are running again
The tree that blocked the metro track between Zuidplein and Slinge has now been removed. A spokesperson for the RET reports that the timetable will be resumed.
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08:15 – Boom on metro track between Zuidplein and Slinge
There are currently no metros running between Zuidplein and Slinge. The cause is a fallen tree that ended up on the track. It is not yet known how long the disruption will last.
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04:00 – Cars go up in flames in Schiebroek and Overschie
Four cars burned out in Rotterdam last night. Police suspect the cars were set on fire. Around 02:30 a car was reduced to ashes on Melanchtonweg in Rotterdam-Schiebroek. The vehicle was parked in the parking lot at the metro station.
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When the fire brigade was extinguishing the fire, a report came in about a fire in the parking lot of allotment garden association Zestienhoven. That was on Terletweg in Rotterdam-Overschie, not far from the car fire on Melanchtonweg. The fire brigade could not prevent three cars from burning completely. Two cars parked nearby were also damaged.
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