WATCH: Historic Amsterdam church burns to the ground shortly after midnight on New Year's Day

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Harris Rigby

Jan 1, 2026

Well, this will just about rip your heart out.

A historic church in Amsterdam caught fire and burned to the ground last night.

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The investigation has just begun. But as usual, the online chatter centers around the Islamification of Europe.

More grounded commentators believe that NYE fireworks could be to blame.

Here's GB News on the story:

The blaze is thought to have started just after midnight, and was soon declared a major fire and a regional emergency.

By 2.30am local time, the inferno was still raging - with authorities warning locals about the heavy smoke.

The blaze went on to cut off the electricity of almost 100 nearby homes.

No injuries have been reported, but the 150+ year old church is a total loss.

What an awful start to the New Year in the Netherlands.


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