This afternoon, the fire service reported that they were present at a multi-family residence on Åssiden in Drammen with large forces, and that they were working hard to get people out of the building. Now Knut Svalheim in the South-East police district confirms to news that a person has been found dead in the house fire. – We have a guess as to who the deceased is, but we have no sure identification, he says. He also says that they have started talking to witnesses, but do not know what has come out in the witness interviews. The presumed next of kin have been notified, the police said at 18:39. Neighbor should have alerted Operations leader Geir Bodahl in the Sørøst police district says that in the aftermath of the fire, they have tried to collect as much information as possible about the incident. – We are now trying to get hold of witnesses, anyone who may have seen or heard something. And then later there will be a technical survey of the place, he says. He says that they were informed about the incident by a neighbour, who is said to have called in after seeing smoke. Photo: Anders Haualand / news There has been an incident here in the past. The police and fire brigade were notified of the fire at 2pm. They now confirm that there has been an incident in the area in the past. – There has been an incident at the same address before, says task leader Geir Bodahl. The fire service continues to search the residential building in relation to the temperature in the walls, but confirms that they now have the fire under control. Published 02.09.2024, at 14.51 Updated 02.09.2024, at 18.44
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