Sør-West police district reported a fire at a care home in a terraced house in Haugesund at 02.12 on Friday night, and then described the situation as unclear. – There were open flames at the scene when we arrived, says incident leader in the Sør-West police district Christian Alfredsen to news. Evacuation was immediately initiated. – A total of nine people were evacuated, none of them were injured, says Alfredsen. He adds that they have made some inquiries on the spot. – We hope that it can help us to find out something about the cause of the fire. A person charged After questioning on the spot, a person has been arrested for the fire, the Sør-West police district says on Twitter at 03.36. At 09.12 the police report that the person has been charged. – A man in his 20s has been arrested and charged after the fire in a terraced house in Haugesund last night. He is charged with causing danger to the public, the so-called fire clause. That’s what Kjetil Solhaug, on-call lawyer at joint criminal case intake in the Sør-West police district, says in a press release. The emergency services received a report last night at 02:12 about a fire in care homes in Egils road in Haugesund. When the police arrived at the scene, there were open flames from one apartment. – Several people were evacuated, but fortunately no one was injured in the fire, says Solhaug. The police have carried out interviews and other investigative steps at the scene, and will continue with tactical and technical investigations throughout the weekend. – The accused has also been questioned. I do not want to go into what he has said in the interrogation, says the police attorney. An ongoing assessment will be made as to whether he should be produced for remand, he adds. Heavy fire The fire service described the fire as heavy when they arrived at the scene. Smoke divers and extinguishing work were launched. – There will be ten apartments in townhouses, at least two of which are on fire, 110 Sør-Vest reported on Twitter at 02.36. Around 03:00, the police state that the flames have been extinguished, but that there is a lot of smoke in the area. The police have left the scene, and the fire service is back. – There is also a guard at the site, until crime technicians take over, says Rygg Ims. The police are starting an investigation. The fire authority responded to a report of a fire in a terraced house in Haugesund on the night of Friday 16 December 2022. Photo: Thomas Halleland / news
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