The residents of four houses were told at around 8.40pm that they can now move home. They have been evacuated for several hours as a result of the danger of an explosion on Aspøya in Ålesund. – My window was leaking, so I was quick to get out, says Frank Eiksund, who lives close to the car that started burning with two gas cylinders. He says he has never experienced anything like it, and that his window is completely black after the explosive car fire. Frank Eiksund was allowed to move back home before nightfall. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes / news Gas cylinders discovered It all started with an explosive car fire in the neighbourhood. Soon after, the fire brigade discovered two gas cylinders with the highly explosive gas acetylene inside the car. A full alarm was then raised. – If these explode, the damage potential is great, says operations manager Tor Andre Gram Franck at the Møre og Romsdal police district. Operations manager Tor-Andre Gram Franck. Photo: Casper Kanestrøm / The police Bring in sharpshooters It became clear early on that the police wanted to bring in a sharpshooter who could shoot holes in the bottles, to prevent them from exploding in the heat from the car fire. At 20.15 it was clear that the scoot had hit, and the fire service is now working to cool down the bottles. They have been moved into the sea, to speed up the cooling. Here is a video of the car fire that led to the evacuation in Ålesund on Tuesday. Two sent to hospital Two people have been sent to hospital in connection with the explosive fire in a car. One is said to have received a gash in the head, the other is said to have inhaled smoke in connection with the extinguishing work. The crisis situation in the municipality has been notified and people are continuously being evacuated to the Parken hotel in the center of Ålesund. Supposed to have heard that it exploded The police are trying to shoot holes in the explosive bottles on Tuesday evening. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes / news Mads Axelsen lives close to the burning car. The police describe the fire as an explosion. – We heard a loud noise and an explosion, and the whole house shook. At first we thought it was blasting work, says Axelsen. He says that he looked out the window and saw the two who are injured and now sent to hospital. Mads Axelsen. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes / news Estimate it could be a few hundred meters – A safety zone has been set up around the car, said duty manager Rian Morrison at the 110 center in Møre og Romsdal early in the evening. He estimates that this is a few hundred meters. He says that the gas acetylene is used in connection with welding and cutting. The car is parked in an industrial area, but with several houses and a large block of flats nearby. The police initially reported that the car had driven into a rock face, but shortly afterwards this changed. The car where the fire started is completely burnt out. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes / news Published 24.09.2024, at 18.04 Updated 24.09.2024, at 22.11
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Car on fire in Ålesund – can spread to others – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
