The fire occurred in the airport parking lot. Parts of the garage collapsed. The entire ground floor of the garage was burned down. Parts of the five-story building collapsed. Firefighters extinguished the fire throughout the night. Thanks to their dedicated work, the garage did not completely collapse. Unfortunately, such a risk existed. A large part of the cars was destroyed. The work of firefighters is truly commendable. A special fire extinguishing robot was to be sent from Oslo. However, as it turned out, nearby firefighters had brought the situation under control themselves.
Fire at the Stavanger airport. The work is still in progress, the losses are large ...
Even though the worst is behind us, the team is still working very intensively on the spot.
“We are now using an excavator to demolish part of the facade of the car park to get even deeper into the building. It is a large building and that means we still need a lot of support. We cannot allow the storey to collapse. " - emphasizes one of the firefighters taking part in the action.
The scale of the fire was huge ...
Fire at the Stavanger airport. About 70 fire brigade teams took part in the process of extinguishing this fire. This can only outline for us how huge the scale of the problem was. The fact that there were cars in the garage rooms made the action even more difficult.
“It's dangerous smoke, partly because of the plastics, fuel, and batteries in burning cars. People affected by smoke are encouraged to stay indoors and close windows and doors. Ventilation should also be turned off in this entire area. In case of malaise - immediately contact the ambulance service. " - we read in a special fire brigade announcement.
Source of information: https://www.nrk.no/
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