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Fire destroyed a 150-year-old Amsterdam church early New Year’s Day as Dutch police faced record levels of violence across the country.
Officials said the fire at the Vondelkerk started around 12:45 a.m. local time, with flames blazing through the neo-Gothic spire, according to The New York Times (NYT). The fire spread across the roof and fierce winds blew burning debris and sparks into nearby streets, with firefighters eventually bringing the fire under control by around 11 a.m., the Amsterdam-Amstelland Safety Region (AASR) said.
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 1, 2026
The tower of the neo-Gothic Vondelkerk Church in Amsterdam has collapsed aftera fire engulfed the church just after midnight.
It’s believed that youth gangs with fireworks are behind the blaze.
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Local authorities evacuated surrounding residences and cut power to the area overnight. A temporary shelter housed dozens of displaced residents, the NYT reported. A structural engineer confirmed the church walls would stay standing despite the extensive damage, according to the AASR.
Marco de Leeuw, a spokesman for the AASR, said investigators found no indications anyone was inside the building when the fire started. He added that the cause of the blaze was unknown and an investigation was ongoing.
Another iconic European church burned to the ground overnight, this time in Amsterdam.
— Tommy Robinson ?? (@TRobinsonNewEra) January 1, 2026
The Vondelkerk, which sits just next to the Dutch capital's famous Vondelpark, was destroyed as invader gangs ran wild with fireworks.
Had enough of them yet?
Mass deportations 2026. pic.twitter.com/KBMzLHmnYI
The Vondelkerk was constructed in the 1870s and designed by Pierre Cuypers, the architect behind Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum and Central Station. The church lost its first spire in a 1904 fire. Many fireworks were set off in the area during New Year’s celebrations.
Islamists gangs ATTACKED Dutch police with fireworks after setting FIRE the 150-Year-Old Vondelkerk Church in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
— Bhakt Prahlad? (@RakeshKishore_l) January 1, 2026
Police is unable to take control of Law & Order in Europe with huge Illegal Infiltration of Islamist Jihadists. https://t.co/vUqJPo8yb2 pic.twitter.com/tx10fqW2No
Officers throughout the Netherlands reported attacks during the holiday, according to the BBC. Nine Kooiman, leader of the Dutch Police Union, said police faced an “unprecedented” degree of violence that night. Kooiman alleged she was pelted with fireworks and additional explosives while working in Amsterdam.
The historic Vondelkerk in Amsterdam burned to the ground last night.
— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) January 1, 2026
We’re being kept in the dark as to who did this, of course, but I think we all recognize an act of war when we see one.
Fighting back to save our civilization should be our #1 New Year’s resolution. pic.twitter.com/TT6kHPaSc8
Petrol bombs were allegedly lobbed at police in Breda, a southern city. Reports of assaults against officers and firefighters came from cities nationwide.
Netherlands police face 'unprecedented' New Year's violence https://t.co/92UMKwIElG
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 1, 2026
Rotterdam’s eye hospital said they cared for 14 patients’ eye injuries. Ten were minors and two required surgery.
Third world primitives destroy. That's why their countries are unlivable. Then they move on, like locusts. In that way, they are much like the billionaires in tech and finance, who voted to bring in these animals, and then flee to Florida.https://t.co/M79jLBTZkW
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) January 1, 2026
A 38-year-old man from Aalsmeer and a 17-year-old boy from Nijmegen reportedly died in separate fireworks incidents.
The Netherlands is set to ban consumer fireworks sales starting in 2026, a move that drove a rise in sales ahead of the most recent New Year’s celebrations, according to Euronews.
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