At 14.28 got East police message about a container that was on fire in the Elveveien in Ski municipality. It was a risk that the container could explode, when it contained bottles of oxygen and acetylene.

” We hope it burns out and that calm, said the police operasjonsleder, Tom Sandberg, to Dagbladet around at 15.45. Then he told that the fire department could not approach the container, because of the danger of explosion.

It was unclear how long it could take before the fire would extinguish itself.

Shot holes in the gas cylinder

Around the clock 16.35 notified the police that they have shot multiple shots at the one place in the hope that the contents in the bottle will burn out faster.

– We have shot multiple holes in one place, confirmed Sandberg the face of the Newspaper at an hour later.

the Police innsatsleder on the spot said to TV 2 that the marksmen had fired 12 shots at the one place. This gassflaska be emptied now, quickly, wrote the channel.

– Now we measure temperature and gassforekomst over the container to see if it comes, or has come, gas out, told operasjonsleder Sandberg further.

Straight across at 18 enter the police that temperature and gassforekomst now is checked, and that the danger is over. All residents can now move back to their homes.

CONTAINER: As the container contained the explosive bottles was created a security zone of 300 metres from the site. Photo: Nyhetstips.en Show more Residents evacuated

Residents in the vicinity were earlier in the afternoon were evacuated to Kråkstad elementary school, which is located north of the address. The principal of the elementary school were told to keep students inside. It was also set up a security zone of 300 metres.

– Is the container near the buildings could get hurt by an explosion?

– It is in the outskirts of a residential area. This could happen if it explodes, said operasjonsleder Sandberg earlier in the day.

the Road 28 from E18 in the stretch Kråkstad to Kråkstad school was closed in both directions because of the fire, but is opened to traffic according to the Vegtrafikksentralen east.

the DANGER IS OVER: the Danger is over after several hours was great danger of explosion in connection with a fire in a container in Kråkstad in Ski municipality, Akershus, norway. Photo: Nyhetstips.en Show more