Tag: fires
Solberg visits brushfire area
Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Justice Minister Monica Mæland, in charge of Norway's police and fire brigades, both visited the scene of a major...
Major brush fire threatens homes
UPDATED: A brush fire in the dry, rocky hills of Øygården just west of Bergen flared up again Friday morning, not long after weary...
Risør relieved after frightening fire
Norway's small and historic coastal town of Risør, which has one of the Europe's best-preserved collection of old wooden houses, was spared what could...
Five confirmed dead in hytte fire
UPDATED: Yet another tragedy hit Norway over the weekend, when fire swept through a hytte (holiday home) at Andøy, Northern Norway, in the middle...
Sandefjord mayor target of arson
Police in the coastal city of Sandefjord were quick to confirm that someone tried to set fire to the home of the city's long-time...
Airport garage fire started in diesel car
UPDATED: Airline traffic in and out of Stavanger's main airport at Sola resumed on Wednesday, after a raging fire in the airport's parking garage...
Fire claims two more lives
Fire and smoke that swept through a home in Bergen over the weekend have claimed the lives of two more members of the family...
Child dies after fire in Bergen home
There were numerous fires in Norwegian homes again during the Christmas and New Year holidays, but none worse than one in Bergen. It claimed...
Car fires under investigation
Oslo police are investigating fires involving five parked cars in the Ulven area near Østre Aker Church this week. Arson is suspected.
Firefighters got their...
Trawler drama sparked trauma
A Russian trawler capsized at a pier in Tromsø late Thursday morning after first catching fire on Wednesday and burning through the night. The...
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