Sør-West police district reported a fire at a care home in a terraced house in Haugesund at 02.12 on Friday night, and then described the situation as unclear. – When we arrived, there were open flames at the scene, incident leader in the Sør-West police district Christian Alfredsen tells news. Evacuation was immediately initiated. – A total of nine people were evacuated, none of them were injured, says Alfredsen. He adds that they have made some inquiries on the spot. – We hope that it can help us to find out something about the cause of the fire. After questioning at the scene, a person has been arrested for the fire, Sør-West police district says on Twitter at 03:36 Operations manager Helen Rygg Ims does not go into what kind of charge has been brought. – It is for the sake of the investigation, she says. Heavy fire The fire service described the fire as heavy when they arrived at the scene. Smoke divers and extinguishing work were launched. – There are supposed to be ten apartments in townhouses, at least two of which are on fire, reported 110 Sør-Vest on Twitter at 02.36. The fire authority responded to a report of a fire in a terraced house in Haugesund on the night of Friday 16 December 2022. Photo: Thomas Halleland / news
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