The police are asking everyone in the area who has a camera connected to their homes to check the night’s footage, and to get in touch if they find anything. – We think it is special to have two fires in two different places, with only 200 meters between them as the crow flies, so we are going out and warning people that there may be an active arsonist in the area, says task leader Steinar Aas Andersen. The extinguishing work will take place for several hours throughout the morning, says team leader Steinar Aas Andersen. Photo: Christian Kråkenes / news No one was injured after the fires. The smallest fire started in a shed, and it did not spread to nearby houses – Those who lived in the burned-down house have contact with neighbors who they can live with or stay with, says Andersen. Awoken by a fire alarm, Asbjørn Henriksen lives close to the house which was fully engulfed in flames during the night until Thursday. He woke up suddenly to the fire alarm going off in the neighboring house. – It’s scary, you get anxious. I hope they find the person if that is true, says Henriksen. He is happy that people are not injured, but is anxious that there is a possible arsonist on the loose. Asbjørn Henriksen is a neighbor of the house that was set on fire. Photo: Jo Hermstad Tronsen / news The police have kept watch in the area and monitored the neighborhood using a drone. Went door to door The emergency services went out at 04.30 on Thursday morning. 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. On Thursday morning, two places in Alta burned heavily. The heat from the burning house was intense, and the flame flared up again several times. The fire brigade at Alta Airport eventually arrived at the scene of the fire to help. While the flames were still shooting out of the windows of the house, it sparkled blue as the power lines outside melted and bumped into each other. – Check the garage Operations leader Andersen asks people to be vigilant. All residents in the area of Gakori, Hjemmeluft and Bossekop who have seen activity during the night are asked to contact the police. Operations leader Steinar Aas Pedersen asks neighbors to keep an extra close watch in case an arsonist wants to try again. Photo: Christian Kråkenes / news – Check your garage, check if you have had anything stolen or if you have lost a flammable liquid, Andersen says. – Extinguishing will take place for several hours in the future. The fire brigade quickly got control of the other locality that burned, he says.
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