“Just before ten o’clock in seven, we were notified that there had been an explosion here,” says expressive chief Frode Petersen in the Eastern Police District at the scene of the accident. The building where it happened will be a sausage factory, located in a residential area. – And when we come here, I am met by a person coming out and says that there has been an explosion inside the building, Petersen continues. Police chief Frode Petersen conferes with the fire department leader at the scene of the accident. Photo: Rune Fredriksen / news He had burns on his hands and probably also in his head, so he has been flown on to Ullevål with a Sar Queen rescue helicopter. – We hope it goes as well as it can with him. The flames knocked out of the roof shortly after the explosion. Four people in a neighboring house were evacuated due to smoke development, but they have now been allowed to go back to their home. – It smoked strongly from the roof when we arrived, but the fire department got control of that fire quite quickly, says Frode Petersen. The extinguishing work has been completed, the building is blocked off with police tapes, and crime technicians are on their way to start their investigations, says Petersen. According to police, it is too early to say anything about the cause, but the main theory of the police on the scene is that it is a gas leak. Published 03.05.2025, at. 10.00 Updated 03.05.2025, at. 10.04
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