Two weeks after the big fire: Now there is something new

And which required a great deal of effort from the emergency services, who succeeded in saving the nearby changing and technical rooms as well as an office.

Since then, the big question has been what will happen to the Swimming Hall Østre Allé in Aalborg, which was being renovated.

Erik Kristensen hopes that there will be a clarification about the swimming hall’s future before Christmas.
Archive photo: Martel Andersen

And now the first step has been taken on the road to a clarification.

– It has just been agreed with the insurance company that we can demolish the building and then get started with the clean-up, says Erik Kristensen, leisure manager in Aalborg Municipality.

A political decision

However, it is not a job that starts right away.

– We must apply for various permits and take a number of precautions so that the demolition takes place as gently as possible. All environmental conditions must be in place, among other things the water must be filtered before we can remove it, he says.

– The swimming pool is used a lot, and I hope it will be rebuilt, but in the end it is a political decision when the insurance case is concluded.

Hoping for clarification before Christmas

There was no public access to the pools, but Aalborg Swimming Club used the lanes, just as they were used for various forms of school swimming.


Already two days after the violent fire, employees from the municipality and the insurance company were out at the fire site to get an overview of the damage.
Archive photo: Lars Pauli

It has now been decided where they can swim instead, until a plan is made for the future of the building, which has an address on Samsøgade.

– I hope that before Christmas we will have a clarification on what will happen on the grounds and with the swimming pool, says Erik Kristensen.

Immediately after the violent fire, the police charged a tradesman with violating the Emergency Response Act.

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