At 23:20, the police in Nordland inform that there is a fire in a detached house in Steigen.
Specifically in Leinesfjord.
– The home is set on fire. There is a lot of smoke in the area, the police write on X (formerly Twitter).
– All persons have been accounted for.
– Dealt with it
Operations manager at the police in Nordland, Remi Johansen, confirms to Avisa Nordland that the emergency services are on the scene.
– It is those who live in the house who reported the fire. There were two people in the home when the fire started, he says.
At present, the police do not know what caused the fire, but Johansen states that it started to burn at approximately 11:00 p.m.
– As the home is characterized as having caught fire, does that mean that there has been an explosive fire?
– No, not as we have been told.
– No acute risk of spread
Just before 23:30, Trond Løkås informs the 110 center that the fire crews are on their way to the scene, and that those who live nearby are already on the scene.
– The building has caught fire, and there is no acute danger of spreading as of now, says Løkås.
– The only thing is the passenger cars that are parked outside, adds Johansen.
– When you say caught on fire – is there any chance that the house can be saved?
– We will get an answer to that in a few hours. But there will most likely be major damage to the building, says Løkås.
Only a few minutes later the situation has changed.
“Unfortunately, the house is completely engulfed in flames,” the police write on X.
Checked by emergency room
At 00:14 the police provide an update.
– The two people who were in the house are both at the emergency room for a check-up. It does not appear that they are injured, the police write on X.
The fire service has removed all the cars that were parked outside the house.
– We are waiting for an electrician to disconnect the power, the police say.
2023-11-29 22:21:50
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