19 August 2024 at 19:56 Fire in an outbuilding in Skien – spread to a residential building A severe outbuilding fire on Søndre Falkum in Skien on Monday evening spread to a residential building. Everyone who lived in the house got out. At 22.22 the police report that the fire service has the fire under control. – I still have not received confirmation that there is no longer a risk of spreading, says operations manager in the South-East police district, Marianne Mørch to news at 10pm. There is a lot of smoke in the area and people are asked to move away from the area. Neighbors are asked to close doors and windows. The roof of the main house has collapsed. No one from the fire service or others was injured as a result. The fire also spread to a neighboring garage, but it was brought under control by the fire brigade. Katrine Ånestad is a task leader in Grenland fire and rescue. At 9.20pm, she says that they have used a lot of resources to gain control of the buildings in the neighbourhood. – Now we help the owner of the house to get valuables out before we have to use more water. She says the extinguishing work is challenging, and that they will continue in the area for several hours to come.
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