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Utrecht University to file claim against KPN after NorthC data center fire
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Utrecht University (UU) is filing a claim against Dutch telco KPN in the wake of a data center fire in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Key facts
- Built in 2008 for KPN, Keppel has owned the site since 2013, currently through its Keppel DC REIT division
- The three-story Almere facility offers 11MW across two buildings, totaling 26,000 sqm (279,860 sq ft)
- Utrecht University has had a contract with KPN for services hosted out of the NorthC data center since 2016
- NorthC was formed in 2019 from the merger of several Dutch data center firms, including KPN’s data center business
Summary
A fire broke out at NorthC’s data center on Rondebeltweg in Almere on the morning of May 7. There were no reported injuries. According to its student publication, DUB, the university is lodging an ‘open-ended’ claim for damages with KPN relating to the fire. Utrecht University has had a contract with KPN for services hosted out of the NorthC data center since 2016.