CNN —At least four people have been taken to the hospital after an explosion in an apartment building in The Hague, the Netherlands on Saturday, according to authorities. The blast took place around 6:15 a.m. local time, firefighters said, causing the three-story apartment building to partially collapse and set on fire. The three-story apartment block partially collapsed after the incident, firefighters said. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said in a post on X that he was “shocked” by images of the damaged apartment building, and that he has spoken with the mayor of The Hague to offer help. The Dutch king and queen said in a statement that their thoughts were with those affected by the incident.

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Persons: Jeffrey Groeneweg, Phil Nijhuis, Hague, Dick Schoof Organizations: CNN, Police, Getty, NOS, Firefighters Locations: The Hague, Netherlands, Dutch, Hague