On Saturday night, the police and fire brigade were notified of a fire in a house in the landslide area in Ask, Gjerdrum. All emergency services responded to the fire.
Øst 110-sentral also announces on Twitter that they are on their way to Gjerdrum after a report of a fire in a building.
– The fire is in a terraced house with four homes and is located on the edge of the avalanche, writes the 110 switchboard.
The duty manager at the 110 exchange, Atle Rønning, tells Dagbladet that there are a lot of flames on the site and that the fire will continue throughout the night.
– It is a terraced house complex that has been uninhabited since the landslide last year. It is burning heavily and we are now working to secure the local area, says Rønning.
FIRE: On Saturday evening, 18 December, the police and fire brigade were notified of a fire in a house in the landslide area in Ask, Gjerdrum. Video: Jonas Hjal view more
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The police say that they will let the row of houses burn down and that there will be a good deal of smoke and a lot of flames for a while longer.
No injuries have been reported and the emergency services currently have no theory as to what caused the fire.
Kulturhuset in Ask is also open if anyone needs to talk to the municipality’s crisis team, the police say.
Finn Håvard Aas, operations manager in the Eastern police district, tells Dagbladet that there is no danger of it spreading to other buildings.
– Since it is on the edge of the avalanche, it is somewhat challenging to get there, he adds.
The police encourage residents in the immediate area to stay inside, keep the window closed and turn off any ventilation.
