At 23.16, the police reported that the fire service has the fire under control, and there is no danger of it spreading. – Extinguishing is still ongoing, but the fire service says they have control and have brought down the heat. There should be less danger of spreading, says operations manager Per Solberg in the Innlandet police district. Gas cylinder exploded Fire, police and ambulance are on the scene. They receive assistance from the municipality to evacuate residents into the community centre. A total of 18 homes have been evacuated. Large flames have risen from the building, and witnesses tell news that they heard several bangs after the fire broke out. – The evacuation is due to gas cylinders in the commercial building. One has exploded, but there will be one more in the building, says operations manager Solberg. There is a horticulture on fire, and the area was cordoned off with a safety margin of 300 metres. The police do not fear that there will be people inside the building. It was at 10.19pm that the police received a report of the fire. The police have cordoned off a large area. Photo: Ann Kristin Mo / news – The emergency services rushed to the scene, there is a full on fire. We are now working on the evacuation of nearby homes. There is a risk of spreading to nearby buildings, operations manager Øyvind Bakken in the Innlandet police district told news at 10.45pm. Just before midnight, the police incident leader on the scene says that the nursery is almost burnt down and completely damaged, but that the fire service has managed to save the main house. – The cause of the fire is currently unknown, says incident leader Håkon Beck.
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Fire in horticulture in Kongsvinger
