The flames are not yet under control, according to the Bergen Fire Service. – We are on site and working to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to neighboring houses, says watch commander Sigurd Hadeland to news. Five people have been evacuated from the building. It is one of these that has now been taken to hospital. The person involved is conscious, says operations manager Stein Rune Halleraker in the police to news. The fire service called out to a fire in a detached house in Alver municipality at 20:15. – They were exposed to a lot of smoke and thus taken to hospital after assessment by health personnel on site. The other four evacuees were helped by health personnel on the spot because they had inhaled smoke. Halleraker further says that there is still heavy smoke and a lot of embers on the site as a result of strong winds, and asks other neighbors to stay indoors with their windows closed. No one has so far been reported missing, the police said. – Only ruins left – The house is now completely burnt down, only ruins left. There is still a lot of smoke and embers in the air due to strong gusts of wind, writes the West police district. They state that they will continue with the evacuation until further notice. The fire in the detached house started with flames rising from the roof, writes NTB. Photo: Bergen Photo and Media The emergency services went out to the house at 20.15, the fire service confirms to news. They had then received a report that there were flames rising from the roof of the house. Not long afterwards, the house was on fire, writes NTB. The fire brigade has started to flush a neighboring house as a preventive measure, says Halleraker in the police. They have been in contact with the municipality, which has opened up the town hall to receive the evacuees and take care of those who need it.
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