The emergency services responded to a report of a fire at Russeluft road in Alta on the night of Saturday. The building, which is a barn, was engulfed in flames and almost completely burnt down when the emergency services arrived. – We have received confirmation from the home owner that no one is in the house or the barn at the present time. Nor have they been present there today, says operations manager Theodor Weberg-Ellingsen. The emergency services work with notifications of nearby houses and cabins. as there may be a risk of spread, reports Finnmark Police District. – It is not known to me now whether there is a real risk of spread. But given the weather challenges in the county today, we cannot rule out that there is a risk of spread, says Weberg-Ellingsen. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. – As of now, it is too early to go out with any suspicions or any hypotheses, says Weberg-Ellingsen.
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