An apartment building was hit by an explosion and fire in a residential neighborhood of the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday morning, the local fire department said, with at least four people injured.
"At around 6:15 a.m. a three-story apartment building partially collapsed and a fire broke out," the Hague fire department said in a statement.
"Up to now four victims have been taken to the hospital."
Fire breaks out
There was no immediate indication of the cause. Broadcaster NOS interviewed a neighbor who reported hearing a child calling for help as the building burned.
Images of the scene posted on social media platform X from a higher building nearby showed one segment, encompassing five apartments had been reduced to ashes and rubble.
Prime Minister Dick Schoof said in a statement he was shocked by images of the disaster and had offered assistance to local authorities.
Four people have been hospitalized so far, according to Dutch News. According to De Telegraaf, as many as 20 people could have been in the three-story building at the time of the explosion.