A person found dead after a fire in Honningsvåg – news Troms and Finnmark

The person was found inside the home, IFinnmark writes. Fire crews entered the home and made the discovery. Relatives have been notified. The fire started shortly before 05:00 on Sunday morning. Due to the risk of spreading, the neighboring houses were evacuated. The extinguishing work started early on Sunday. The neighboring houses had to be evacuated. Photo: Raymond Elde / Radio Nordkapp One person was registered as a resident of the home, located in Fjellveien in Honningsvåg. The fire crews received assistance from Avinor to get enough water for the extinguishing work. There was a lot of wind in the area, which caused the fire to spread quickly in the home. In addition, the neighboring houses were evacuated due to the risk of spreading. Due to the safety of firefighters, the power was temporarily disconnected, writes Radio Nordkapp. The home is completely damaged. The scene has been cordoned off and forensics will examine the house, Finnmark Police District writes on Twitter.



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