A woman and a man died in a fire in Tønsberg – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio

It was Lill Martine Håkestad Borge (25) from Tønsberg and Trym Erik Mangen (29) from Oslo who lost their lives in the house fire in Tønsberg on Monday morning. The police write this in a press release. The police have launched the necessary investigations and will continue with this in the coming days and into next week. – We hope the autopsy and crime scene investigations will provide answers to the cause of the fire. These are demanding investigations and it is too early to say anything about when we will get answers, says police attorney Fredrik Borg Johannessen. So far, the police have no evidence that anything criminal has happened in the case. It was burning heavily when the fire brigade arrived at Eik on Monday morning. Photo: Vestfold intermunicipal fire service Dramatic witness accounts Neighbors are said to have desperately tried to open the front door when the rescue crews arrived on the scene on Monday morning. Several people witnessed the tragic fire. – Neighbors tried desperately to open the front door, because they feared there were people and dogs in the home, said acting fire chief Jarle Steinnes. He was among the first on the scene. Soon after, the rest of the fire crews arrived. They quickly knocked down the flames, allowing several pairs of smoke divers to search the first, second and basement floors. The home at Eik is sealed after the fire on Monday morning Photo: Fredrik Hansen / news The divers found two people and three dogs. – It is terrible when fire takes lives, our thoughts go out to the relatives and those affected. My fire crews are clearly affected by the tragic fire, said fire chief Jan Helge Kaiser. Many witnesses The fire made a big impression on the local population. During the time the fire was going on, there were a lot of school children on their way to and from school. – There were many who experienced a dramatic fire, says the incident leader at the scene, Henning Staff. A crisis team was quickly set up to take care of the witnesses at the emergency room in Tønsberg. Published 10.09.2024, at 12.52 Updated 11.09.2024, at 13.33



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