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Today, Volendam commemorates the New Year's fire at Café 't Hemeltje, which took place 25 years ago. After a church service commemorating the victims, a special linden tree was unveiled near the site of the fire. The tree was the idea of many bereaved families and, according to the municipality, "symbolizes togetherness, with space for remembrance and reflection." The fire in the packed café on the first floor of a dike building in Volendam kill…
Volendam commemorates 14 lives lost in New Year's café fire
Volendam marked the 25th anniversary on Thursday of the café ’t Hemeltje fire, which broke out on New Year’s night in 2001. 14 young people were killed, and more than 200 were injured. The Noord-Holland village held a remembrance ceremony on Thursday morning at the site of the disaster on the dike, followed by a memorial service at the Vincentius Church.
In Volendam, a commemoration was held on Thursday to commemorate the fire at Café 't Hemeltje 25 years ago. Fourteen young people died in that fire on New Year's Eve 2001. More than two hundred people were injured.
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