In Norway, a fire broke out in a row house on Stord shortly after 18:00 on Sunday, according to officials. The building contained four residential units. Police, ambulance, and fire services responded to the scene, where smoke but no flames were observed.
Smoke divers rescued one person from the building and administered life-saving first aid, but the individual could not be saved. All next of kin have been notified, the Vest police district said. Only one resident was registered at the address.
Police are investigating the fire but do not know the cause, and have not started examining the scene due to health and safety concerns. In the Bronx, New York, Ana Serrano, 80, died in a fire in her apartment building on East 169th Street near Morris Avenue earlier this month, according to multiple reports. Serrano used a wheelchair due to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and had limited lung function.
Her son Gerson Serrano was with her when the fire broke out and tried to help her escape. The fire was reported at about 2:45 pm on April 16 on the second floor of a five-story apartment building. Ana Serrano was transported to BronxCare Health System in critical condition and died just before midnight the day after the fire; doctors believe smoke inhalation was the cause.
In Sweden, a woman died and several families lost their homes in a fire in central Hultsfred in August last year. The preliminary investigation into the Hultsfred fire has been closed, and police now believe it was most likely an accident, according to Malin Leonardsson, the preliminary investigation leader. Leonardsson stated that it was most likely an accident.
In Kälarne, Bräcke municipality, a woman in her 65s died after a fire in an apartment on Friday evening. The alarm came at 22:28 and the caller reported open flames from the apartment. Firefighters contained the fire to the affected apartment and neighbors did not need to be evacuated.
Police have cordoned off the scene pending a technical investigation and have opened a preliminary investigation into arson to determine the cause, according to Robin Grimland, a police officer. Grimland told TV4 Nyheterna that a preliminary investigation regarding arson has been initiated to determine the cause, which is currently unknown. In Luleå, a fire broke out in a multi-family building on Skurholmen early on March 5.
A lifeless woman was found in a basement apartment during the rescue operation and could not be revived. A police investigation is ongoing, but no suspicions are directed at any person, according to Magnus Ingesson. In Båstad municipality, a fire broke out in a residence during the night before Wednesday.
A woman was injured and taken to hospital, but later died of her injuries. Police are investigating the fire as aggravated arson. The causes of the fires in Stord, Kälarne, Luleå, and Båstad remain unknown.