 Rescue operations after the fire | |
| Date | 1 January 2001 |
|---|---|
| Location | Volendam, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°29′34.4″N 5°4′26.3″E / 52.492889°N 5.073972°E |
| Type | Fire |
| Deaths | 14 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 241 |
The Volendam New Year's fire was a café fire in the Dutch town of Volendam during the 2000–2001 New Year's night. The fire began early on New Year's Day 2001 and caused the death of 14 young people.[1] In all, 241 people were admitted to hospital,[2] 200 of whom suffered serious burns.[1]
- ^ a b Reconstruction of the fire in "De Hemel" in Volendam, New Years Eve 2000/2001 Archived 22 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, S. M. Öhlin Lostetter and P.B. Reijman, TNO Centre for Fire Research, The Netherlands & P.H.E. van de Leur, DGMR Consulting Engineers, The Netherlands
- ^ The Volendam Fire: Lessons Learned from Disaster Research, Sabine M. van Harten MD, Joost J.L.M. Bierens MD et al., Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, September–October 2006 p.304
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