1 January 2024 at 00:44 Fire in an apartment building in Oslo Around half an hour into the new year, the emergency services responded to reports of a fire in an apartment building on Grünerløkka in Oslo. – This is a powerful fire and there is a lot of smoke at the site. The fire started in an apartment on the first floor, duty commander Fredrik Lien of the Oslo Fire and Rescue Service tells NTB. There must be a lot of smoke in the place. At 00:49 it was reported that the fire was not under control and that smoke was increasing. – The place is burning well. We probably have control over all evacuees, the police say. Two people are said to have inhaled smoke and are being looked after by paramedics, NTB reports. – The fire service is currently searching the relevant areas of the home. The fire has largely been extinguished, but work is still being done to extinguish the floor partition, the police in Oslo report at 01:29. The Oslo Fire and Rescue Service is on the scene with seven fire engines. The fire was reported to the emergency services at 00:34. The message is updated.
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