The police were notified of gas smell in various places in Kongsvinger center on Friday at 9.39.
– The fire service is going through the building now with a gas meter. The problem is that we do not know what it is or where it comes from, says Chief of Staff Pål Erik Teigen in the Innlandet police district at 10.40 to NTB.
Hunting for the gas source
Eight minutes later, operations manager Per Solberg says VG that the evacuees are back in the building, but where the gas comes from or the cause of the leak, has not yet been clarified.
The police work closely with the municipality and the fire service to find out where the gas can come from.
– We check out any gas facilities in the municipality, as well as gas transport both by road and rail, says Teigen.
– No one injured
The police have been informed that the gas creates discomfort.
– Those who were evacuated have been checked, and none of them are injured, the chief of staff adds.
The gas has been concentrated in the Telenor building, but the public has also known it from the outside.
The case is being updated
#Kongsvinger, at 0939, reported gas smell in Kongsvinger / Rasta, fire brigade / police search for location / cause, no reports of damage. Updated.
– Police in the Inland (@politiinnlandet) September 4, 2020
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