Warehouse burned down in central Sandnes – Norway

the Fire is as good as extinguished. We have sent home some resources. Etterslukkingsarbeidet will probably run to two-three times in the night, informs the vaktleder Svein Nesse in Rogaland county fire and rescue IKS to the NTB.

the Fire was reported clock 18.57, and was off the clock, 20.34, ” says vaktleder Svein Nesse in Rogaland county fire and rescue IKS to Stavanger Aftenblad.

But there is still some smoke from the incident location, he says.

the Fire department will drive etterslukking beyond the evening and into the night, as long as it is necessary.

Hobbylokale

– It is an old warehouse that was used as a workshop or hobbylokale for a bunch of men that are now destroyed in the fire, ” says innsatsleder Tore Bamberg in the South-West police district.

Know ye the cause of the fire?

– It is likely to work in the premises that is the cause of the fire. There were people in the building when it started to burn, but I have no overview over how many, ” says Bamberg.

Operasjonsleder Kurt Løklingholm in the Southwest police district, says to NTB that it may have been welding work will that ignited the building.

Police believe the fire may have started in connection with the welding, but it is a bit early to conclude it, ” says Løklingholm.

Feared explosions

A detached house which is situated just next to the building was cooled by the fire department that it is not going to take the guy in the cladding on the house. According to police, there were no people in the building.

– It is not the danger of proliferation, but it can change. There is a danger of explosions because it must be the gas cylinders in the building, said operasjonsleder Kurt Løklingholm to NTB on Thursday night.

There came a moment bang from the building, according to Aftenbladet.

– Close the windows

the Roads in the area were blocked, and there is some traffic congestion in the city centre, according to police.

We turned out with four crews with five men in each car. Another drive was also in readiness to help us, ” says the duty officer.

There came also large amounts of black smoke out of the building, and the fire department urged people in the area to close the windows.

Several hundred curious onlookers gathered to watch the fire. On Twitter asking the fire department in Rogaland people keep the windows, doors and vents closed because of the smoke hazards.