The Netherlands spent the New Year’s Eve celebration in a chaotic situation. Police were subjected to ‘unprecedented’ violence from residents celebrating the New Year. A historic Amsterdam church was burned down in a massive fire. Two people were killed in fireworks.

Officials said this. According to the BBC, there were reports of widespread attacks on police and firefighters across the Netherlands on New Year’s Eve. In many places, residents threw fireworks and other explosives at the police.

The head of the Dutch police union, Nayn Koeman, reported being subjected to such attacks. He said that fireworks and other explosives were thrown at him while on duty in Amsterdam. He called such violence ‘unprecedented’.

A petrol bomb was thrown at police in the southern Dutch city of Breda. The Rotterdam Eye Hospital said it treated 14 people for eye injuries, 10 of whom were children. Two of them had to undergo eye surgery.

Two people were killed in two fireworks incidents. One was a 17-year-old and the other was a 38-year-old, according to local media.

The historic Vondelkerk church, a 50-meter-high tower in the capital Amsterdam, has collapsed in a fire. The roof of the church was severely damaged. However, authorities said the structure is still intact.

The church, built in 1872, is a popular tourist attraction in the Netherlands. It is not yet known how the church caught fire. However, local media say fireworks may have started the fire.

The Netherlands had previously announced a ban on fireworks starting on New Year’s Eve. That’s why residents bought a large amount of fireworks before the New Year.