Fire in residential building in Fredrikstad – Dagbladet.no

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(Dagbladet): Emergency services pressure just before midnight after reports of a fire in an apartment building in Teglverksveien in Fredrikstad. Two people are reported injured in the fire.

– There are reports of damage to the two people, but the damage is not yet known. One is driven to the emergency room at the hospital in Fredrikstad, while the others are taken to emergency care, said operations manager Paul Horne in Østfold police told Dagbladet.

Major trauma

police now believe all the residents of the 18 apartments in the block, in addition to all residents of the neighboring block, have come out.

– We hope that we have evacuated all the residents, but it is not yet confirmed. There are around 50 people living in the two blocks, said operations Horne.

It was also initiated evacuation of several other properties in the immediate vicinity. According to the fire department burn it in the roof structure on the block, which is just off the old Fredrikstad Stadion.

– It still burning, and there is major damage to the building. The fire department will probably work on site throughout the night, says Horne.

Jobs onsite

Emergency Operator Roger Andersen at Fire East confirmed to Dagbladet that the fire department has a demanding job to gain control of the flames.

– We are working to extinguish the fire, now. The last message I got was that they still worked to evacuate people from the building, he says to Dagbladet.

Residents in the area are asked to close windows and vents to prevent seepage of smoke.

Fredrikstad Municipality crisis team is engaged, and is now working to find accommodations for the evacuees.

Dagbladet following the case.