[2] There was great panic and the heat, lack of oxygen and people falling over each other made escaping extremely difficult.

[3] The Dutch Red Cross reported that the alarm was raised shortly after 00:30 local time and that it took 15 minutes for the first ambulances and medical teams to arrive.

[9] An inquiry showed the owner Jan Veerman had been negligent in providing escape routes as well as failing to inundate the Christmas decorations with a fire-resistant substance, and that there were too many people in the building at the time of the incident.

[10] As a result of the inquiry Mayor of Edam-Volendam Frank IJsselmuiden and alderman Wim Visscher resigned their positions.

[11] A memorial ceremony for the victims took place in January 2001, with then Prime Minister Wim Kok and then Crown Prince (later King) Willem-Alexander joining about 15,000 other mourners that marched through the town streets.