One person has been found dead after a house fire at Bleikemyr in Haugesund in Rogaland on Sunday.
– Smoke divers have discovered one dead person in the house. This person has not been identified. It could be one of those who live at the address, but we won’t know that until the person in question is identified, says operations manager in the police, Helene Strand to NRK.
The police are now working to notify relatives.
– The other person registered at the address has been accounted for, he was away, says Strand.
The fire is now out.
– The fire brigade is carrying out extinguishing operations and will remain on the scene for a while longer, says Strand.
Heavy flames from the house, seen from a nearby forest clearing.
Photo: Tor Andre Johannessen
Full ignition
It was just around 12 o’clock that the emergency services went out to the fire.
– We had approximately 35 emergency calls here, and we received a message that there was a full over-ignition. We sent out resources, and those who arrived were met with a lot of smoke and flames coming out of the window, says duty leader Svein Nesse at Rogaland fire and rescue.
The flames were coming out of the windows on the second floor of the home. The extinguishing work lasted around one hour, according to Nesse.
The fire brigade heard that a person could be inside the house, and immediately prioritized lifesaving when the person was found.
– We received a report of suspicion that a person could be in the house, and we got that confirmed, says Nesse.
The fire brigade is working to extinguish the fire.
Photo: Jan Kåre Ness / NTB
The fire brigade prevented it from spreading to nearby houses.
– They made a fantastic effort, the crew from Haugesund and Karmøy who were on site, says Nesse.
It was initially unknown whether there were people in the house. Two people are registered at the address.
– We have not been able to make contact with the two people who are registered. But we don’t know if they are at home or out on something, operations manager Helene Strand told NRK around 12.40.
No control over the fire
The fire service wrote in an update at 12.24 that they have no control over the fire.
– Extinguishing is in progress and fire crews are searching through the house. Two neighboring houses are being evacuated due to a lot of smoke, they wrote.
There is a lot of smoke in the area.
Photo: Tor Andre Johannessen
There has been a lot of smoke in the area.
– Spectators are asked to leave there, and that bResidents of houses in the neighborhood are asked to close windows and valves, the police write on X.
Two neighboring houses were evacuated.
Strand says that they currently do not know anything about the cause of the fire.
2023-12-24 13:29:32
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