Utrecht explosion LIVE: Fire erupts after ‘gigantic blast’ with ‘multiple casualties’ | World | News

English-speaking local media outlet NL Times said that the explosion was heard in the city center at around 15.30 today (January 15).

At least half a dozen ambulances were dispatched to the scene, while a medical trauma team was dispatched to the region by helicopter. According to the NL Times newspaper, while firefighters were fighting the flames, the police began to cordon off the area.