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In late July 2026, several separate incidents prompted the evacuation The series of residential flats across evacuations in the Netherlands. On Netherlands began on 29 July, July 2026, when a forgotten pan caused a heavy smoke heavy‑smoke fire in an apartment in Waalwijk; firefighters extinguished the blaze Waalwijk and evacuated nearby units, with no injuries reported. The same day, a carbon‑monoxide leak forced the evacuation of the Tourmalijn I complex in Ridderkerk was cleared after high carbon‑monoxide levels were detected, following a similar leak in May that had hospitalised two residents. Authorities shut off the gas supply and began an investigation while temporarily housing residents in a nearby restaurant. Three days later, on Ridderkerk. On 31 July, a fire broke out in a flat on Sche street in Kampen. Fire crews contained Kampen, prompting evacuation of that building. Later the blaze and same day, firefighters responded to a smoldering pillow in an apartment on Meppelerstraatweg in Zwolle; adjacent units were temporarily evacuated while the building, again without injuries. The Kampen incident pillow was part of a series of local emergencies that day, which also included water leaks extinguished and vehicle accidents in nearby towns. the stairwell ventilated. No further related residential evacuation incidents have been injuries were reported as in any of the incidents. As of early August. August, the Zwolle incident is the most recent evacuation event.