Four Rescued from Dutch Penthouse Fire

Rotterdam, Holland - The Dutch Fire Department rescued four people from a burning apartment in Rotterdam early Sunday morning.

It happened in the 1000 block of the harbor around 7:45 a.m.

When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke in the accommodation furthermore hallway.

Later getting inside, three people were saved from the burning aparment also the fourth was helped from the hallway.

One of the residents had managed to knock down the fire with an extinguisher. Firefighters finished putting it out.

Investigators say the fire began in the stovetop area of the kitchen.

The accommodation sustained almost $25,000 in damage as a consequence no one can live their until repairs are raised.

The Red Cross was called in to help the people who lived there.