The beloved 154-year-old Vondel Church in Amsterdam was devastated by a massive fire that erupted shortly after midnight on New Year's Day. Amsterdam's Vondel Church, near one of the city's most ...

Local residents were evacuated after a fire broke out at the Vondelkerk shortly after midnight. The cause of the blaze has not yet been confirmed. By Jeanna Smialek Reporting from Brussels A ...

The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear. A huge inferno destroyed a 19th-century Amsterdam church Thursday, as the Netherlands endured an unsettled New Year's Eve with two dead from fireworks ...

An iconic church in Amsterdam was partially destroyed after a fire tore through its spire in the early hours of New Year’s Day.The Vondelkerk, located next to the city’s well-known Vondelpark, ...

A huge inferno gutted a 19th century Amsterdam church Thursday, as the Netherlands endured an unsettled New Year’s Eve with two dead from fireworks and “unprecedented” violence against police. The ...

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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 ...

New Year’s celebrations in Amsterdam turned to shock for revellers as massive fire tore through the historic Vondelkerk in the early hours of January 1, 2026. As fireworks faded from the night sky, ...

A fire, likely triggered by fireworks, engulfed the Vondelchurch in Amsterdam shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, leading to its collapse. Shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, a fire broke ...

A deconsecrated Amsterdam church built about 150 years ago was engulfed in flames in the early hours of New Year’s Day, prompting widespread evacuations and causing extensive damage to the cultural ...