Fire in terraced house on Holmlia – danger of spreading – Greater Oslo

– Three people are said to have inhaled some smoke, that is the only reported injury, says Pedersen of the Oslo police to Nettavisen. No missing persons have been reported after the fire. Both the police and the fire service are evacuating homes near the fire. Two terraced houses appear to be completely damaged, the police said at 02.52. – We are there with 14 fire engines. It is burning well in three terraced houses, and there is a risk of spreading to several buildings, says duty commander Tim Angell at the Oslo Fire and Rescue Service. Fire at Holmlia on the night of Saturday. Photo: TIPSER.NO Almost thirty people have been evacuated The head of operations in the Oslo police says that 28 people have been evacuated from the burning homes and nearby homes. – The police are now working with management at the site. At the same time, we are working to ensure that the evacuees have a place for the night. This means consulting with neighbors in the area, says Bjarne Pedersen to NTB. The fire service reports that they have to cut the power in the area, it is unknown how many buildings this will affect, the police said at 02.48. Several houses were damaged in the fire. Photo: Adnan Ayanle / PSPresse Heard the flames On the way home from OverOslo, Christian Lund caught the fire. He stopped and filmed, and was about to call the fire brigade when he heard that they were on their way. It was quite special, he says. – You did not feel the heat from the flames, but you knew that there were large flames. And then you hear the crackling, he says to news on the night of Saturday. – I also heard that it slammed into something that I think might have been a car tire or something like that. And then you hear birds chirping from a summer night. So there are quite large contrasts, he says. Report of fire in garage Operations manager Pedersen says at 01.50 they received a report that there was a fire in a garage. When the fire service arrived, it was reported that there was a fire in a garage and an adjacent residential building. It has also been said that there is a risk of spreading to adjacent buildings nearby. Large forces from the Oslo Fire and Rescue Service are in place at Holmlia. Photo: Adnan Ayanle / PSPresse The fire service has moved to the scene with seven vehicles, more are on the way, according to the Oslo Fire and Rescue Service. This is the second major fire at Holmlia within a day. On the night of Friday several cars caught fire. Published 22.06.2024, at 02.24 Updated 22.06.2024, at 03.49



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