– That’s the little yellow house over there. It is absolutely terrible, she says. news meets Anne-Marie Krogsrud the following day, after a fire broke out in the city center on Saturday evening. She points to one of the three houses that started burning on Saturday night. Anne-Marie Krogsrud owns one of the houses affected by the fire in Kragerø on the night of Sunday. Photo: John-Andre Samuelsen / news Major damage For a long time it was feared that the flames would spread further, but after an intense effort throughout the night, the fire crews managed to fight the flames on Sunday morning. It may have saved a number of red-listed buildings. Behind her, at the square in the heart of Kragerø centre, work is still going on at the site. She inherited the house, which is now completely damaged, from her husband. Much history has thus been lost. – It is compact, with 23 square meters on each floor, she says, clearly impressed. On the first floor there was an antiquarian shop, while the Nature Conservation Association rented upstairs. In the past, the small, yellow-painted building housed, among other things, a cafe and a gallery. On Sunday, Krogsrud is primarily happy that no lives have been lost. – I’m incredibly happy that it didn’t spread. She has not yet received a complete overview of the injuries. – I can’t go in there now. – Absurd The driver of the second-hand bookshop on the first floor, Daniel Paulsen, thinks it is sad to look at the remains of the house. – It is absurd. Absolutely absurd. It is for everyone. For Kragerø, it’s wild when things like this happen, he says. He has only been allowed to look into his premises. – It looks ugly. Wet and smoky. Chaos. It doesn’t look cheerful. Daniel Paulsen, owner of the bookshop which is now completely damaged by fire. Photo: John-Andre Samuelsen / news Now he hopes to rescue some of the books. – There is always something to save, but we will see. It’s a bit hard to say for now. Books and water are a bad combination. Grandmother’s 80th birthday celebrated when the police called Janne Dahl is visiting Kragerø with the children to celebrate her grandmother’s 80th birthday this weekend. They were supposed to spend the night in a hotel in the center of the city. The party was underway when they were told that they could not return home to the hotel. Jonas Økseter, Charlotte Økseter and mum Janne Dahl. Photo: John-Andre Samuelsen / news – We were told that we had to sleep in a completely different place, says son Jonas Økseter (16). Little sister Charlotte Økseter says that it went perfectly well for them. – Now we have received all our things. Mamma Janne Dahl is satisfied with the offer they received. – We were well taken care of last night, she says. .
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The day after the fire in Kragerø – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
