One person has been confirmed dead after a house fire in Bodø on the night of Sunday. That’s what the police write on Twitter. Around 01:30 last night, the police reported smoke and later a fire in a home in Hålogalandsgata in Bodø. About half an hour later, the fire brigade had the fire under control. One person died Three people were sent to Nordlandssykehuset following the incident. One person has been discharged. On Sunday morning, the message came that one of the three had been confirmed dead. The police confirm to news that the deceased is a man in his 50s. The next of kin have been notified and the police are continuing to investigate the case during the day. There are four residential units in the house where the fire took place. None of the other housing units were affected by the fire. Photo: ELISE ANGERMO FOSSLAND / news The police do not know the cause of the fire at the present time. – Crime scene technicians will enter the scene when it is cold enough on the scene, says Mari Lillestø, operations manager in the Nordland police district. There is extensive damage to the housing unit where the fire took place. Photo: Bente H. Johansen / news Nordlandssykehuset confirms to news that three people were brought to the hospital after the fire last night. – Nordlandssykehuset does not provide further information related to the incident, says communications manager at Nordlandssykehuset, Randi Angelsen. No risk of spread Response leader Tore Nordli in Salten IKS tells news that they arrived at the fire scene with a watch team and two cars. When they arrived at the scene, there was one person in the building who had not been accounted for. The home that caught fire consists of four residential units. There was a fire in only one of the housing units. Both the police and the fire brigade responded to the deadly fire in Bodø on the night of Sunday Photo: Bente H. Johansen / news – The incident is dramatic when it is in a building with several housing units and there were people who had not been accounted for, says the incident leader. After half an hour, the fire brigade had the fire under control. Then there was no risk of spreading. – We went in with smoke divers and evacuated one person, says Nordli. The police do not know the cause of the fire at this time. Crime scene technicians will investigate this once the scene of the fire has cooled down. Photo: Bente H. Johanesen / news – Can you say something about the cause of the fire? – It will only be speculation, so I cannot comment on that. There are no clues that we have attached ourselves to, says the task leader to news. The fire service has worked to prevent smoke from spreading to the rest of the house. The other residents of the house can probably return to the house in the next few days, the task leader believes.
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One person confirmed dead after a fire in Bodø – news Nordland
