KARMØY: Klokka 00.54 natt til onsdag fikk politiet inn en melding om at det brant i en campingbil som sto parkert ved et industribygg på Bygnes på Karmøy.
Kjøretøyet sto plassert ved siden av flere andre campingbiler, og politiet varslet tidlig om at det var fare for at flammene kunne spre seg.
Politiet og brannvesenet rykket umiddelbart ut til stedet. Allerede klokka 01.06 bekreftet operasjonsleder Dag Steinkopf i Sør-Vest politidistrikt at situasjonen hadde eskalert.
– Det er brann i flere biler og det har nå tatt fyr i bygget, opplyste operasjonslederen.
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Hørte smell fra brannen
Kvart over ett var brannvesenet i gang med slukningsarbeidet.
Situasjonen på stedet var dramatic.
– Det brenner godt i både bilene og bygget, og det kommer noen smell fra brannen, meldte Steinkopf.
At 1:39 a.m., firefighters reported gaining control of the flames, and the risk of further spread was considered low.
Gass i bygget
Fire crews worked at the scene with significant resources from Raglamyr, Kopervik, and Åkra fire stations.
– Their focus is to prevent the fire from spreading to areas of the industrial building where larger quantities of gas are stored, said police incident commander Ole Berner Iversen to freelance photographer Jostein Viestad shortly after 2:30 a.m.
INNSATSLEDER: Politiets innsatsleder Ole Berner Iversen i Sør-Vest politidistrikt. Foto: Jostein Viestad
According to police, no one was inside the building or the vehicles when the fire broke out.
– Police have taken witness statements at the scene and have opened an investigation, Iversen said, adding:
– There is no information at this time to suggest anyone was in the building or any of the RVs. We have no information at this time to indicate that is the case.
The fire caused significant damage.
– The building sustained major damage, and several vehicles outside the building were damaged, the operations leader stated.
Fire Reignited
At 3:22 a.m., Steinkopf reported the fire had flared up again, with a renewed risk of spreading to a nearby building.
Nearly two hours later, at 5:15 a.m., crews had transitioned to extinguishing remaining hotspots.
– The building was used as an RV repair shop, and several vehicles were inside. Both the building and the vehicles are a total loss. The fire department will likely be on scene for some time, and we are still present as well, the operations leader said at 6:20 a.m.
Police have no indication of how the fire started and will investigate the cause.
