1/3 In daylight, the damage to the grill room in Geldrop is clearly visible (photo: René van Hoof).
The police take into account that the explosion and the blazing fire at grill room Side on Nieuwendijk in Geldrop were caused intentionally. Local residents are very shocked. The case has been completely destroyed.
The fire broke out in the kitchen of the grill room around half past three in the morning. Whether the explosion was caused by the fire or vice versa is under investigation. At least the gas pipeline was damaged, according to the fire service.
“It looked like a hand grenade was thrown.”
Neighbors were awakened by the loud bang. “It looked like a hand grenade was thrown,” one of them said the morning after the fire. “Due to the explosion, the roller shutter ended up on the roundabout in front of the building.”
A woman who lives above the store was injured in the fire. She was rescued from the apartment by the fire brigade. There was a lot of smoke in this apartment, according to a 112 correspondent. Because of that smoke, the victim had trouble getting out of her house. “It was quite exciting,” sighs one of the local residents.
“There is damage to the apartments.”
The fire brigade was able to prevent the fire from spreading to the apartments above the grill room. The fire was brought under control around 4 a.m.
Police are investigating how the fire started. “I know there is damage to the apartments above the business,” a police spokesperson said. “How big that damage is is a question for the insurance company.”
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