– It’s broken to see, says principal Hallgeir Hamre at Førde junior high school. When he arrived at school today, there were open flames at the school building and the fire brigade was in the process of putting it out. The fire is said to have started in two different places by a wall and spread to parts of the school building. – I hope there is no major damage, he says. Hamre had to send out a message to parents and staff that the school is closed today because the fire service is carrying out post-extinguishing and ventilation of the school. 307 pupils must be at home today because of the fire. Photo: Sander Eide Aase / news Discovered by passers-by The fire brigade went out with 15 men when they received a report about the fire, which was reported at 04.24 last night by passers-by. – We raised the alarm and took it very seriously from the first second, says Bernhard Øberg, fire chief at Sunnfjord fire and rescue. The fire brigade got control of the fire at the school and began to open walls to ensure that the fire did not spread. The fact that they arrived quickly on the scene was decisive so that the whole school did not go up in smoke. – We were notified so early that we tackled the fire relatively quickly, but there is a lot of smoke and fire damage, says Øberg. Photo: Sander Eide Aase / news – It is natural that the police must investigate the case, says police officer Jørgen Fuglestad
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