Tag: accidents

More workers found living in fire traps

Norwegian authorities have uncovered more examples of foreign workers having to live in seriously substandard housing branded as "fire traps." Around 60 workers from...

Bus trip over mountains turned fatal

An express bus traveling over the mountains in northern Oppland County ran off the road during an early autumn snowfall on Tuesday. One passenger...

'Oil spill ship' finally leaves Norway

The bulk cargo vessel Full City was finally towed out of Norway on Monday, six weeks after it grounded in a storm off Telemark and...

Ships sink and ground, six missing

A Norwegian cargo ship sank during a severe storm that hit the coasts of western Sweden and southern Norway Thursday night. Six crew members...

Grounded ship’s oil spill called the 'worst ever' in Norway

Environmental experts were worried that oil spilling on Friday out of a grounded ship off the scenic coast of Telemark would create “the worst...

Tunnel collision linked to speed

Five persons, including four young men from the West Coast town of Ørsta, were killed Sunday night when two cars collided inside the world’s...

Fire destroys historic church

A 204-year-old church in Hedmark County, southeastern Norway, burned to the ground during the night. The fire started on the building’s exterior, and police...

Landslide blamed on roadwork

A landslide that destroyed six houses and three holiday homes in Namsos on Friday the 13th is believed to have been set off by...
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