LAST: At 20.21, the police operations manager reports the following: – Smoke is coming from the shop premises, but there are dense wooden buildings in the area. Work is underway to evacuate neighboring buildings and apartments above the store. The fire brigade has started smoke diving in the premises.
Shortly afterwards, it is reported that flames have been observed at the site. The fire brigade is putting out the fire, while the police are working to evacuate neighboring buildings.
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At 20.07, Saturday evening, the police report that the emergency services have responded to a report of smoke coming from a shop in the center of Kragerø.
The store will be located in Storgata.
– There is a lot of smoke here and it smells throughout the city centre, says KV’s journalist at the scene, adding:
– All of the emergency services are here, it’s completely full.
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When the emergency services arrive at the scene, smoke is reported inside the premises, and the fire service makes efforts to investigate further.
It is so far unknown what has caused the development of smoke, and whether there is going to be a major fire in the premises.
The case is updated.
