At the Vard shipyard, smoke billows from the coast guard ship “Hopen”. After a couple of hours, the fire brigade got the fire under control. – There has been smoke development in one of our new buildings. This is what will become of the coast guard ship “Hopen”, says communications manager Anne-Bente Skjellum to news. Just before 11 a.m. on Friday, the fire service reported that they had got the situation under control. The fire brigade in Helland and Tomrefjord traveled to the shipyard after the message was received by the 110 central. Although the fire service is putting out the fire, the extent of the fire is still unclear. Vard also has no information so far about how extensive the damage is or what the consequences of what has happened are for the completion of the ship. – The fire started in the battery compartment. We still don’t know what caused the fire to start, says Tonny Åsen, at the 110 switchboard in Møre og Romsdal. Evacuated He says that the extinguishing work was challenging. – The fire brigade have put out the fire, but unfortunately new batteries that are next to each other started to burn, says Åsen. The ship was evacuated. – The employees on board the ship were evacuated in connection with the fire, says operations manager in Møre and Romsdal police district Arild Reite. Two people were checked by health personnel because they had inhaled smoke. There was a full fire call to Vard Langsten in Tomrefjord when a fire started in the coast guard ship “Hopen”. Photo: Øyvind Berge Sæbjørnsen / news Cooling down On Friday morning, the fire service is in the process of cooling down the battery that started burning on board the coast guard ship “Hopen”. – There is no danger of the fire developing further, the fire service has reasonably good control and is continuing to cool down the battery pack, says Arild Reite, operations manager in Møre and Romsdal police district. The cause of the fire is so far unknown. The police have a patrol on site to carry out their investigations. The smoke was clearly visible from several places in Tomrefjord. Photo: Tipsar Large investment in the Coast Guard KV “Hopen” will be sister ship to the two coast guard ships “Jan Mayen” and “Bjørnøya”. The hull is built in Romania and arrived at the shipyard in Tomrefjord in February. The construction of these three ships is one of the largest purchases the Norwegian defense has ever made in the maritime sector. Shipyard director at Vard Langset, Ronny Langset, says the fire has caused a lot of damage. Shipyard director Ronny Langset says they will still be able to deliver the ship on time. Photo: Øyvind Berge Sæbjørnsen / news – It is a bit early to say, but the battery compartment has probably gone with it. So it is clear that there are some material values that must be replaced. The Langset victory ship is scheduled to be delivered in the first quarter of next year. And he believes they will still manage this. – There is still enough time to handle such an incident. So I can’t imagine that we will be delayed in the delivery of the vessel. Vard Langsten is located in Tomrefjord in Vestnes.
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Fire in boat at Vard in Tomrefjord – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
