Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Five evacuated after Hitra-fire – Sunnmørsposten

Five evacuated after Hitra-fire – Sunnmørsposten

The five were evacuated from their homes because of toxic fumes. Other neighbors volunteered to find other places to sleep for the night, said operations manager Ebbe Kimo in Sør-Trøndelag Police Adresseavisen.

The nearest houses are located 40-50 meters away shop Alfo and an associated warehouse, where the fire started Monday evening.

– There is much combustible material in the store, and passersby hear bangs and explosions, police said Monday night.

– The buildings belonging to the store Alfo is completely destroyed and burned probably down to reason. The fire department’s priority to prevent the spread and trying to make a vannmur by built, says operations manager in Sør-Trøndelag Police Bjorn Handegard said.

The nearest houses are located 40-50 meters away, and a few households are evacuated because of the smoke, police said.

Ensures boats

There is much combustible material in the store, including fertilizers and oil products. The premises formerly belonged Felleskjöpet and store still selling all of the company’s products.

Alfo also owns a hall that can store boats, cars, campers and caravans, writes store on their websites. Everything is probably lost in the fire.

Redningsskøyta assists with securing boats moored on the spot, police said.

– The shop is located just off the harbor, and it is therefore difficult to rescue boats closest country, because it is too hot there. They go probably lost in the fire, said Handegard.



Uncertain cause

The fire must have started in the building’s second floor, but it is still too early to say what might be the cause of the fire , police said.

It should not have been people in the buildings that burns, police said.

Police were alerted to the fire bell 20.37 Monday night.

– The fire developed rapidly. When we came here, smoke it vigorously. Suddenly flames through the roof, and the entire building was ablaze in a short time, says a witness to the fire to local newspaper Hitra-Frøya.

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