Fire in Building with Gas Cylinders in Sortland - People Asked to Evacuate Due to Explosion Risk

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A fire is burning in a commercial building with gas cylinders in Sortland. The fire department is evacuating people within a 1 kilometer radius.

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There is a fire in a workshop at Rise in Sortland. Due to the risk of explosion, an area 1000 meters from the fire site was evacuated.

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Police are evacuating a one-kilometer area around a building fire due to an explosion hazard.

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Police have sent out an emergency alert to all mobile phones in the area.

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Emergency services are responding to a fire in a building at Rise in Sortland municipality. There are reportedly gas cylinders in the building and emergency services are evacuating residents in the vicinity due to the risk of explosion. According to Nordland Police District, there are no people in the building that is on fire.

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The police have received a report of a fire in a building on Rise in Sortland.