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Firefighters Killed on the Job | Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no

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Two veteran Norwegian firefighters went into a burning house in Verdal, northeast of Trondheim, on Wednesday and never came out again. An investigation is underway into what went wrong for 58-year-old Geir Otto Lein Johnson and Roger Kvello Hansen, age 51. The two men had arrived along with nine other colleagues at the scene of […]
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The deadly fire in Verdal has affected firefighters across the country, writes the media house Opp. Two smoke divers died in the fire. District manager of the Trøndelag Fire and Rescue Service, Steingrim Falksete, tells Opp that he believes the routines for smoke divers will be reviewed and tightened following the accident. (Photo: Randi Grete Kalseth-Iversen in the media house Opp)

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Firefighters Roger Kvello Hansen (51) and Geir Otto Lein Johnson (58) died in the fire in Verdal.

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The fire chief believes it was right to enter the burning house in Verdal, where firefighters Roger Kvello Hansen (51) and Geir Otto Lein Johnson (58) died.

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It was Roger Kvello Hansen (51) and Geir Otto Lein Johnson (58) who lost their lives in the detached house fire in Verdal on Wednesday night.

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The smoke divers went into the burning house and never came out.

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Nettavisen broke the news in on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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