Explosion at home in Amsterdam, police looking for man with a moustache

There was an explosion at a house on the Hoofdweg in Amsterdam-West on Sunday evening, police report. After that, a fire started for a short time. Residents tried to extinguish the fire, but in the end, the fire department took over. Several people had to leave their homes briefly for safety reasons.

An explosion occurred on the Main Road in the West around 20:30. After the explosion, a front door caught fire. A resident of the street reports that the explosion was 'not normal'. 'The remarkable thing was that all neighbors immediately looked out the window. That never happens anymore.' According to a police spokesperson, it was about a front door of a house or a door that leads to several houses. 'Residents tried to extinguish the fire.' Tha…