Jalal O. acquitted of involvement in explosion that killed three in Rotterdam drug lab

O. was the owner of a warehouse housing a drug lab that exploded, resulting in three deaths. The prosecution held him responsible for the fatalities due to negligence, arguing he should have known about the lab's dangers. However, the court found insufficient evidence to prove O. was aware of the lab's existence. Despite being in the warehouse shortly before the explosion, he reported seeing and smelling nothing unusual. There was also no technical evidence linking him to the lab. The court noted a lack of indications that cocaine was processed there, suggesting it was a procaine lab instead. Following O.'s acquittal, victims' families expressed their despair over the lack of compensation.