In Espoo, a man injured in a fire at a residential care unit has died. m. at the Kuurinkallio residential services unit operated by the care service company Humana.
An eyewitness reported that an older man in a wheelchair caught fire while smoking. According to police information, the fire started outside and did not spread to a wider area. Emergency services took the injured man to hospital, and he died in hospital on Saturday.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident, and Humana confirmed that the incident happened at their facility. Police have provided limited details about the Espoo fire, noting it was contained and resulted in a hospital death. The exact cause of the fire, including whether smoking or other factors were involved, remains under investigation, as do the specific injuries that led to the man's death.
In Halsnøy, Norway, a man in his 60s died on Saturday from burn injuries in connection with cooking in his home. The man was transported by air ambulance to Haukeland University Hospital but died later the same day from his injuries. Police have opened an investigation into the incident, though details about what specifically caused the fire, such as the type of cooking accident, are not yet clear.
In Levanger, a person was found at the scene after a fire yesterday, and next of kin have been notified. A police dog found the missing person. The condition or identity of the person found has not been disclosed, and it is unknown whether this incident is connected to the fires in Espoo and Halsnøy, which authorities are treating as separate cases pending further investigation.
Authorities have not confirmed any connection between the fires in Espoo, Halsnøy, and Levanger, and investigations are ongoing to determine the causes and circumstances of each incident. The specific injuries that led to the deaths in Espoo and Halsnøy also remain under review as part of these probes.