A woman in her 70s has been confirmed dead after the fire in Tønderveien in Molde last night. In addition, a man is hospitalized with an unknown extent of damage.
– It is a sad case, and the relatives have been notified, says operations manager John Bratland in the police in Møre og Romsdal.
Hospitalized with unknown extent of damage
The emergency services were notified of the fire at 01.43 on Friday night. The police state that there were several residents at the address’s two housing units.
– We received reports of smoke and flames. It is a semi-detached house. In total, there must have been five people at the address. Three people on one floor, who got out by themselves. No injuries have been registered on the three. In addition to two people upstairs. A woman in her 70s was found dead. In addition, a man is hospitalized with burns, after he was taken out by the fire service’s smoke divers. We do not know anything about the extent of the damage yet, says the operations manager to Romsdals Budstikke.
– We have no information about the cause of the fire, as it is unknown at this time. The fire brigade quickly gained control, and work is now being done to put it out. Both the police and the fire service still have people on the scene, Bratland says to Romsdals Budstikke just over 07.00.
– We will investigate further when there are conditions that allow it, confirms the operations manager.
The article is updated.
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