Today at 9:45 a.m., 110 a fire station received a message about a fire in the village of Eidsvågskogen. The fire fight lasted 2,5 hours! Fire is no longer a danger.
Strong fire power
The fire started on Monday morning. A fire attacked the house where four families live. Bergen's chief fire officer, Tommy Kristoffersen, reported at 11:50 a.m. that the fire had still not been extinguished. “The fire is still big and we have no control over it. The house is old and sizable, it has a lot of hollows that help it spread. Only at 12:25 it was confirmed that the fire brigade had completed the rescue operation, and the fire no longer posed a threat. An important piece of information is that the people who were quickly evacuated from the scene did not suffer any injuries.
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Unidentified fire source
While extinguishing the fire, firefighters had a very big problem. For a long time they were unable to locate the source of the fire. All they saw was smoke. At 10:50 the smoke cleared and firefighters reported it residents of the area to close all windows and doors to prevent smoke from entering their homes. At one point, firefighters were forced to extinguish the fire from above because the fire flames took a dangerous direction that could threaten nearby buildings.
Bad news on the way to work
Hanning Anundsen is one of the inhabitants of the house who burst into flames today. In NRK we can read that he was on his way to work when he got bad news about a fire. “I was on my way to work when I got the message. Then the police called. I quickly turned the car around and went home. " Hanning and the other residents of the mansion stood outside the entire time, watching the fire-fighting operation. "It is a dramatic moment when you watch your entire possessions be consumed by the flames of the fire, but you are glad when you find out that nobody has been hurt" - adds the resident of the residence.
