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05.50 Monday morning, the police reported a fire in a building at the harbor in Vadsø.
– It is a confusing situation, but we are working on site. All the emergency services have moved out, says operations manager at Finnmark police district, Jørgen Haukland Hansen.
He also states that they have control that there are no people in the building.
Updated 08.00:
There is a bang from the area. The operations manager at Finnmark police district, Ann Rigmor Søderholm, can not tell which bangs it is, but as the fire chief, she can tell that there is a certain danger of explosion.
– A safety distance of 300 meters has now been set from the place where it is burning. We encourage the public to keep it, says Søderholm.
She goes on to say that the fire service has control over the fire not spreading, but not over the fire itself.
Updated 07.25:
Fire Chief Steffen Holsbø states that due to what is in the building, there is a certain danger of explosion.
Updated 06.55:
– The fire service reports that they have control over the spread as of now, so that it does not spread further. That’s the status quo right now. The smoke also leaves Vadsø, says Haukland Hansen.
According to iFinnmark’s reporter on the spot, the Civil Defense has closed off the area by Asvo, where the Hurtigruten quay is.
She also says that open flames come up through the roof.
He says that the fire started in an industrial building in the harbor in Vadsø.
– The fire service has started extinguishing the fire. There is a lot of smoke development, says Haukland Hansen.
So far, it has not been considered necessary to evacuate anyone, but Haukland Hansen emphasizes that this is something that is considered continuously during all fires.
He can not say anything about the danger of spreading at 06.30.
– It’s hard for me to say. As I said, the fire brigade is putting out the fire and trying to get an overview.
People are asked to keep their distance from the fire.
At 06.51, Vegtrafikksentralen reports reduced visibility due to the fire.
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