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Fire near Stockholm leaves one dead

One person died in an apartment fire on Klippgatan in Solna, just north of Stockholm, early Sunday morning.

Published: 23 August 2009 16:28 CEST

Four other people were treated on the scene for minor smoke-related injuries, while the approximately 30 people who resided in the building were evacuated, many with the help of ladder trucks.

The fire’s one fatality was found in a smoke-filled apartment.

Firefighters from four stations were called in to fight the blaze, which was extinguished by 5.30am.

The apartment where the fire started was on the ground floor and was totally destroyed. The fire then spread to the apartment above, but was then brought under control by firefighters.

A forensic investigation is now underway to determine the cause of the fire.

“As of now its unclear when residents can return to their apartments. The building is cordoned off right now, in any case,” said emergency services spokesperson Patrik Kullman.

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Why have there been so many fires in Copenhagen this year?

Thursday’s fire at Denmark’s tax ministry follows a blaze at the historic Old Stock Exchange and several fires at the headquarters of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk on the outskirts of Copenhagen.

Published: 27 June 2024 15:11 CEST
Why have there been so many fires in Copenhagen this year?

A fire broke out on Thursday morning on the roof of the building which houses Denmark’s Tax Ministry in central Copenhagen, which fire services in the capital were able to put out shortly afterwards.

The Tax Ministry fire is at least the fifth high-profile blaze in and around Copenhagen since April, following three at different buildings owned by pharma giant Novo Nordisk and the devastating fire which turned parts of the historic Old Stock Exchange (Børsen) to rubble.

The high number of fires occurring within a relatively short period appears to be down to no more than chance, Jens Kastvig, an expert with the Danish Society of Engineers said to newswire Ritzau.

“There’s always a risk that a fire can break out in a building,” Kastvig said, noting that the average annual fire rate is around one per 100,000 to 150,000 square metre of building.

“That could be anything from a smaller to a larger fire,” he said.

Kastvig said that he initially guessed the Tax Ministry fire was the result of renovation work.

Both Børsen and the Novo Nordisk buldings were also undergoing renovations at the time of their fires. This increases the risk of fire breaking out in a more flammable material such as bitumen waterproofing, or a fire otherwise related to the ongoing work.

No renovations were ongoing at the Tax Ministry however, the building’s owner ATP Ejendomme has confirmed.

“The fire services are busy at the moment. But I hope it’s a coincidence,” Kastvig said.

Tim Ole Sørensen of the Copenhagen Fire Service, Hovedstadens Beredskab, said on Thursday that there was no suggestion that the fires were related.

“There’s nothing that indicates any form of connection at all to us, and we are talking about very different businesses and types of building,” he said.

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