Four people have been injured in a fire at a complex in Velp, near Arnhem, which was lived in by mainly Polish and Romanian seasonal workers.

Two of the inhabitants jumped out of a window to escape the blaze and were taken to hospital with broken bones. Two others were hospitalised after inhaling smoke.

The fire started at around 6am and took several hours to put out.

The cause of the fire is not yet known, but a fire brigade spokesman told local broadcaster Omroep Gelderland there were rumours the occupants may have been using a gas barbecue on the roof.

The spokesman said 13 people are listed as living in the property, which is made up of several separate houses, but council officials said up to 39 people were allowed to live there. The fire brigade have not yet accessed the building because it is at risk of collapse but a preliminary scan showed no-one else was in inside.

A number of nearby properties were evacuated because of the blaze.

The same property hit the headlines two years ago when 28 residents were placed in quarantine on board a boat because of a coronavirus outbreak.