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Orange flames and smoke rise high from a distant structure against the dark night sky. Bare trees and onlookers are in the foreground, near blue lights.
The tower of the Vondelkerk caught fire early on New Year’s Day.Credit…Laurens Niezen/ANP, via Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

Nearby homes were evacuated overnight, and their power supply was cut off. A makeshift shelter was set up to house the displaced, taking in dozens of people at one point in the night, according to a website run by the local authorities.

The fire came amid a push to stop at-home firework displays across the Netherlands. Fireworks areΒ already bannedΒ in Amsterdam and other major cities, andΒ sales will be bannedΒ across the country starting in 2026.

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