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At 4pm on Sunday, a fire broke out in several of the large chip and pellet piles at the Energigatan Heating Plant in Norrköping. The piles of wood are about 20-25 meters high and 50-100 meters in circumference and right now it is burning with open flames, according to the Rescue Service.
– I’m standing here in the area looking at the fire right now. There are two large piles on fire. The flames are not that high and there are no buildings in danger, but there is very strong smoke development, says Björn Persson, Eon’s regional communications manager.
Close doors and windows
The rescue service attempts to control the fire by extinguishing the water and also moves parts of the wood chip pile.
– The wind is blowing towards Bråviken, so those who feel the most now are those who live in Lindö, says Mikael Kalered, internal commander of the Rescue Service in Östra Götaland.
The rescue service urges people not to stay nearby and to enter and close doors, windows and vents if they feel smoke.
Strong heat generation
According to Eon’s Björn Persson, the fire originated in a pile of wood chips, the so-called biofuel.
– What can happen is that there is a strong development of heat inside these batteries that are so strong that a fire occurs. To avoid this, we continually take heat samples in our batteries to detect abnormal levels.
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