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Apartment Fire in Álftanes Turns Out Less Serious Than Feared

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Firefighters were called after dark smoke emerged from a first-floor window in an apartment building in Álftanes.
  • The fire was located on a stove and was extinguished by the first crew to arrive.
  • The apartment sustained minor damage, and firefighters carried out smoke removal.

A report of dark smoke pouring from a first-floor window in an apartment building in Álftanes prompted the Capital Region Fire and Rescue Service to send all stations to the scene.

When the first fire engine arrived, crews found that the fire had started on a stove. They extinguished it, and the other fire engines were turned back.

Firefighters then worked to clear smoke from the apartment. Shift supervisor Sigurjón Hendriksson said the incident turned out better than it initially appeared, with only minor damage reported inside the home.

It turned out better than it initially appeared.

· Sigurjón HendrikssonThe shift supervisor described the outcome after firefighters extinguished the stove fire and cleared smoke from the apartment.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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