Three people have been taken to hospital after a fire bomb was thrown into their Vlaardingen home. The corner property was completely gutted in the blaze and three people who were in the house at the time have been hospitalised after inhaling smoke, the AD reported.

The location is next to a garage lock-up belonging to Vlaardingen plumber Ron van Uffelen, whose property has been attacked more than a dozen times since last April.

Locals told the AD that the home was lived in by Van Uffelen’s sister in law, her new partner and three children. Van Uffelen’s brother died in 2007.

The explosion which led to the fire took place at around 1.45 am, police said. 

Police have made six arrests in their investigation into the attacks on Van Uffelen’s property but they still continue. 

Last week, a 27-year-old man appeared in court in connection with the blasts, and faces 30 months in jail. A minor has also been charged with the explosions. 

The plumber and his family have also been ordered to leave their home several times, because of the risk to others. 

The plumber’s wife told the AD in an interview this week that their lives have been turned upside down by the attacks.

“You can’t lead your life in a normal way,” she said. “And that goes for our family, our relatives, our friends and acquaintances. It is worse for the children. We just can’t explain why this is happening.”