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The company is working to get an overview of the situation. Five people suffer minor injuries and are checked by health personnel.
The Aker Solutions shipyard, formerly Kvaerner Stord. The photo was taken in 2019.
Eirik Brekke
Odd Naustdal, Aker Solutions communications worker, confirms to E24 that there has been an explosion in the yard of Aker Solutions (formerly Kvaerner Stord) in Stord in western Norway.
– I don’t have much to say so far, but I confirm that there has been an explosion. Gas ignited in a sewer in the patio area. We are working to get an overview of the situation, Naustdal explains.
The message about the explosion arrived at 11:47 a.m. and five people close to the explosion were sent to the occupational health service to investigate the extent of the damage.
– They have been sent to the occupational health service, so there are minor injuries at the moment, he explains.
No person should be seriously injured in the incident.
Police and fire brigade in place.
Operation leader Helen Rygg Ims in the Southwest Police District reports at 2:10 p.m. that police and firefighters are on the scene.
– We are in the early stages of the investigation phase and it is too early to say anything more than what we have said on Twitter, says Ims.
At 12:29, the police were notified of the gas explosion. According to the Stord24 website, one of the five people with minor injuries was sent to the emergency room for a checkup.
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Various projects in the yard
He further claims that they are working on various projects in the yard, including an add-on module for Johan Sverdrup, an upgrade module for Njård, and projects for Johan Castberg.
Naustdal says they don’t have an exact number for how many were in the yard, but that there are 1,700 permanent employees, several in the central office and some under contract.
The incident has also been reported to the public emergency services and the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority.
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Merger and new construction
The merger between Aker Solutions and Kvaerner was completed last year and in November the companies began operating as one. The Stord shipyard became part of Aker Solutions.
The Stord shipyard is part of the “Surface Facilities” business segment. In 2018, Kvaerner decided to invest NOK 370 million in a new dock and production area on the west side of the shipyard in Stord.
Work on the yard extension started in 2018 and it was Norway’s largest dock project in recent years. The new yard includes 17,000 square meters of new production area, a new 266-meter-long quay front, a new 2,000-square-meter quay, a deep-water area with a depth of 16 meters, and an extended crane track of 100 meters for the 1,050-ton crossing. crane “Storen”.
