On Sunday evening, four tourists were sent to hospital, after the cabin they were staying in in Lofoten was blown into the sea and crushed into sticks. The police inform news that they are in full swing with their investigation. Among other things, the tourists involved were questioned today. news met them at the police station in Leknes. They did not want to be interviewed, either before or after the questioning. Two of the tourists arrived at the hearing on crutches. In the aftermath of the accident, many people wonder how the cabin could be swept out to sea in that way. – What I think is that there is a total lack of wind anchoring here. Professor Per-Arne Sundsbø believes the cabin was not attached at all, after seeing the photos from the site. Photo: Frida Brembo / news That’s what Professor Per-Arne Sundsbø says when news shows him the pictures from Lofoten. He works at the Department of Construction, Energy and Materials Technology at UiT in Narvik. One of the things he works on the most is wind stress on buildings. – I have to make reservations, I only have the pictures to go by. But a picture can tell quite a lot. And here it looks like the standard has not been followed, he says. news has been in contact with one of the owners of the campsite. He will not comment on technical matters until they have been clarified. The cabin that stands next to the one that blew on the sea was also moved by the wind, but luckily it went better there. It is now secured with rope. Photo: Helge Lyngmoe / news Pre-built cabins from Estonia Sundsbø is aware that you would normally have attached a building to the mountain or a foundation that has sufficient weight and is deep enough in the ground so that the wind cannot move the building. – What does it look like has been done here? – It looks like the building is just set on top of stones, without any foundation or anchoring. Here, the regulations have not been followed at all, and there is a lack of building control, he says. What was left of the cabin, which lay on the shore below where it had previously stood. All the belongings of the tourists are also gone. Photo: Tommy Johansen The 27 square meter cabins are fully built in Estonia, and transported on a trailer to Å through Finland and Sweden. The cabins consist of a living room and kitchenette, a bathroom and a loft. The professor is clear that one must follow the regulations when setting up a building like this. Especially in areas where it can be very windy, such as in Lofoten. – I think this would have gone well, if you had only followed the standard. – I hope there aren’t many. There are building regulations that set requirements for how buildings are to be built. – In general, we can say that building technical regulations (TEK 17) require that buildings be designed and constructed so that they can withstand wind and other expected loads, among other things. That’s what Edvard Høsteng Rød told news earlier this week. He is a senior engineer in the Directorate for Building Quality. Professor Per-Arne Sundsbø hopes that this is just an isolated case. – This is a bit extreme. I hope that there are not many people who lack anchorage like this. But there are tough demands on the construction industry now, and it must be done quickly and cheaply. And it is not always controlled as well. Arrived for questioning on crutches news has been in contact with one of the owners, Vidar Femdal Røe. He is now in Lofoten. – My attention is primarily directed at the guests who were exposed to the accident. I cannot comment on technical matters until they have been clarified. I can assure you that I take this very seriously, and will take all necessary measures, he writes in a text message to news. The tourists, who today arrived at the police station on crutches, and clearly affected by Sunday’s incident, have previously told news that they will report the cabin owner. This is because they believe that the cabin was not secured well enough. – We are less impressed by those who have set up these cabins, says Vincent Dussauze from France. He informs news that in addition to reporting the owners of the campsite to the police, they will also apply for compensation. – We were in mortal danger, and everything we had with us is at the bottom of the sea, he says.
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Professor believes the regulations were not followed – news Nordland
