| Rescue service |
Gothenburg Rescue Service, greater region |
| Fire station |
Mölndal, Frölunda, Gårda, Kungsbacka |
| Alarm cause |
Fire in a heating plant, in the roof near a flue. |
| Effect |
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| Situation by arrival |
White smoke from the roof on arrival and the smell of smoke. Staff say that they just ran a process which explains the white smoke. |
| Tactics |
Ventilation of fire gases and location of hidden fires using infrared camera. |
| Method |
Opening of the vents to evacuate the smoke and uncovering around the chimney. At a later stage the cutting extinguisher is brought up on the roof. |
| Summary |
The fire occurred when the plant started up and there was a heavy fire in the combustion chamber. The temperature didn´t exceeded the intended temperature level of the plant.
The cutting extinguisher was lifted up on the ceiling with a rope. It was inserted to puncture around the fire and was doing a good job of limiting the spread of the fire. |
