According to Altaposten, the two were arrested this week, the police characterize them as acquaintances of the police. – This is a serious matter to be charged with. The background is that the fire in the residential building entailed a great potential for danger, says section leader for tactical investigation Torstein Pettersen to the newspaper. Torstein Pettersen in the police has brought charges against two people for arson. Photo: Amund Trellevik/news news has not succeeded in getting hold of the section leader. Altaposten also writes that the two accused must have been together to set fire to the buildings, but that the police have not asked to have them detained. The emergency services moved out at 04.30 on Thursday morning 6 October. Shortly after the crews arrived, they discovered that there was a fire at another address in the same area. Police officers went door to door in the vicinity and got the neighbors to wake up and evacuate. Steinar Aas Andersen was the emergency manager at the scene when the fire broke out. Photo: Christian Kråkenes / news The incident leader said even before the fire was out that they were hunting for an arsonist. – We think it is special to have two fires in two different places, with only 200 meters as the crow flies between them, so we are going out and warning people that there may be an active arsonist in the area, said team leader Steinar Aas Andersen to news while the flames yet ravaged.
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Charged with arson in Alta – news Troms and Finnmark
