Fire crews tackle basement blaze in central Tampere

Fire crews are extinguishing a blaze in the basement of an apartment building on Tuomiokirkonkatu in central Tampere, Yle reports.

Seven fire service units and other authorities are at the scene. Their operations are disrupting traffic on Otavalankatu, a side street off Tuomiokirkonkatu.

The fire service received an alert for a medium-sized building fire shortly before 8 a.m. on Saturday. Initial information indicated that smoke was coming from the building’s ventilation exhaust duct. Several units have been investigating the source of the smoke.