NETHERLANDS: HUNDREDS STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR FOLLOWING FIREWORKS FACTORY EXPLOSION.

Record ID: 974346

  • Title: NETHERLANDS: HUNDREDS STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR FOLLOWING FIREWORKS FACTORY EXPLOSION.
  • Date: 17th May 2000
  • Summary: ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS (MAY 16, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. LV/GV: RUBBLE BEING REMOVED FROM DESTROYED HOUSE/ WORKMEN AT SITE/ AMBULANCE AT SITE (4 SHOTS) 0.23 2. MV/PAN: REPORTERS AT PRESS CONFERENCE 0.32 3. CU: (SOUNDBITE) (Dutch) JAN MANS, MAYOR OF ENSCHEDE: "The number of dead bodies they have found so far is still 15. In as far as the missing persons it is difficult to get a precise number - like it was very difficult during the Bijlmer disaster it is very difficult - I wish I had exact numbers but I simply don't have them." 0.53 4. GV/PAN/SCU: PEOPLE LINING UP TO SIGN BOOKS OF CONDOLENCE AT THE CITY COUNCIL (4 SHOTS) 1.19 5. GV/PAN/CU: PEOPLE WALKING DOWN THE STREET NEAR THE OTHER FIREWORK WAREHOUSE IN ENSCHEDE/ SIGN (2 SHOTS) 1.34 6. CU: (SOUNDBITE) (Dutch) LOCAL MAN, MARTIN PRIL: "It's terrible if you know that around Christmas there was 500 tonnes of fireworks here and now there must be 300 to 350 tonnes and what blew up was only 100 tonnes. So if this one blows up it will blow up the whole town and it will be a terrible disaster and I live only 100 metres away from it so I am very very worried." 1.55 7. GV/MV/CU: PEOPLE LAYING FLOWERS AT A SITE IN THE CITY CENTRE (5 SHOTS) 2.32 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 31st May 2000 13:00
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  • Location: ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Reuters ID: LVABHSIRDUERIDL1A2TCGN5ORBC9
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