20 October 2023 at 09:55 A person has the status of a suspect after the fire in Bergen A person has the status of a suspect after the large fire in the center of Bergen on Thursday afternoon. – We are working with several different hypotheses. There is no suspicion that the fire was set, or that it was carried out on purpose. This is what police attorney Katrine Engelsgjerd Eikestad tells news on Friday. – The suspicion concerns careless handling of an activity that could lead to a fire. It is important to clarify that there is no suspicion that the fire was set, she continues. The suspect has not been arrested, and a defense attorney has not been appointed. As of now, the police cannot say anything more about who the suspect is, or what kind of connection the person has. The fire service referred to the fire as a major fire. According to the police, the fire started in the kitchen of a restaurant. It spread further through the ventilation. The police have launched an investigation into the fire. A forensic crime scene investigation and witness interviews will be carried out during Friday. It was Bergens Tidende that reported this first.
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A person has the status of a suspect after the fire in Bergen – news Vestland
