Tag: accidents

Network error blamed for power outage

Statnett, the state agency in charge of Norway's power grid, was blaming an error in an "underlying network" for a massive power failure that...

Tourists ‘risking their own lives’

After a summer with a rash of fatal accidents involving tourists, Norwegian officials are sounding some alarms. They worry that many who are unaccustomed with...

Police gave Northug special treatment

Disgraced Norwegian ski star Petter Northug, who crashed a sponsor's expensive Audi during a drunken rampage last spring, is still awaiting his punishment but...

Blast kills three at construction site

UPDATED: An uncontrolled explosion at a construction site in the mountain town of Geilo on Wednesday left three persons dead and two injured, one of...

Explosion danger forced evacuation

UPDATED: Police in the northwest coastal city of Ålesund ordered the evacuation of the city's downtown area on Wednesday after firefighters warned of an...

Plane landed safely with punctured tire

A chartered Novair jet carrying 175 passengers bound for Crete punctured a tire on take-off from Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen (OSL) on Sunday...

Hafslund no longer blaming vandals for hot water leak

Oslo utility company Hafslund blamed vandals for a major leak in its hot water system on Tuesday but later had to retract its claim. Further...

Tourist hub lacks an ambulance

An expatriate couple who fell in love with scenic Balestrand and bought a home there on the Sognefjord has painfully discovered a major disadvantage...

Northug aims to ‘ski fast’ again

UPDATED: Norwegian cross-country skier Petter Northug, aiming for a comeback after a poor season that ended in a drunk driving scandal, has managed to retain large Norwegian...

Parents killed in glacier tragedy

Two children, aged eight and 10, witnessed both their parents being killed on Sunday when the ice suddenly shifted on a Norwegian glacier where...
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