Cause of Deadly Fireworks Warehouse Blast in Netherlands is Still Unknown, Rescue Workers Give Up Search For Survivors
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Rescue workers say they've given up the search for survivors in the Netherlands after a deadly explosion at a fireworks warehouse yesterday. So far, eight people are confirmed dead and hundreds more are injured. The cause of the blast, still unknown. More from CNN's Lisa Gurevic.</s>LISA GUREVIC, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A witness captured the blasts on this home video, orange flames reaching high above the center of the eastern Dutch town of Enschede. Exploding fireworks stored inside the warehouse sent people fleeing for shelter from flying debris. Emergency crews from across the Netherlands and from neighboring Germany rushed to the area. Rescue teams are searching for more victims in the rubble of the burned buildings. And there are fears that the death toll will rise. The force of the blast badly damaged hundreds of nearby buildings, and the flames spread to surrounding homes and factories. Burned-out cars littered the area. Rink Kamer (ph) of Dutch National Radio described the mood in the city after the blast.</s>RINK KAMER, DUTCH NATIONAL RADIO: They were very stressed, of course. They told me that it looked like a war, a big bomb has dropped in the center of the town. You must now -- it's beautiful weather in Holland, so a lot of people were on the street. And then suddenly a big blast and a lot of glass, so a lot of people are injured by glass from the windows of the houses. I'm 500 meters off the place of the explosion, and still we are -- no windows</s>GUREVIC: Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the fire that set off the explosions. But the catastrophe has residents questioning why the fireworks warehouse was allowed to be located in a residential area. Lisa Gurevic, CNN.