Stories from Almere · Netherlands

Many organizations, including 'the Union,' have servers in the affected datacenter, according to Groot Nieuws Radio.

A fire at a data center in Almere on Thursday caused damage to power supplies. The incident has disrupted services for the CBS, transport company Transdev, and Utrecht University. While no computer servers were lost in the fire, the power supply failure has rendered equipment inoperable. Utrecht University announced it is closed today due to the outage. The fire was brought under control yesterday evening. A fire at a data center in Almere led to the fire department proactively cutting power to the entire facility. It is currently unknown when all systems will be restored. As a result of the fire, Utrecht University remains closed today, and the CBS (Statistics Netherlands) is also affected. A fire occurred at a US Citizenship and Immigration Services data center, causing disruptions. Officials have not fined the builders of the 6.2 million square foot facility.

Police arrested a 22-year-old man from Almere in connection with the 2023 burglary at the Prinzesselhof Ceramic Museum. During the theft, thieves stole 11 Chinese masterpieces. Seven of the items were recovered broken on the street, while four remain missing. The suspect was apprehended following an investigation into the incident. The suspect is scheduled to appear in court in the coming days. The incident occurred in 2023, according to the report.