Tag: fires

Four cars burned in residential area

Godlia is an otherwise quiet, well-established residential neighbourhood on Oslo's east side, known for white picket fences and nice homes. Late Saturday night, however,...

Campers blamed for new forest fire

Firefighters think careless campers started a fire that continued to rage out of control at Birkenes, just north of Kristiansand in Southern Norway on...

Hot, dry weather ‘isn’t fun anymore’

Summer arrived in May in Southern Norway, and its record high temperatures have stuck around ever since. The initial joy of blue skies and...

Forest fires keep breaking out

Nine new forest fires were burning Tuesday morning in Setesdal, the long valley stretching from Kristiansand in the south up to the mountains in...

Lightning sets off 100 forest fires

UPDATED: More than 100 forest and brush fires were burning all over Southern Norway, some of them out of control, on Thursday afternoon and...

Trains spark fires again

Trains on the rail line between Oslo and Gjøvik, which is used by thousands of commuters, ground to a halt again on Monday after...

Forest fires breaking out in warm weather

The recent spell of warm and dry weather in southeastern Norway has led to exactly what local authorities feared: Fires broke out in several...

Forest fire danger sparks red alerts

Warnings were going out this week that forest fire danger was at its highest possible level all over Southeastern Norway. More than a week...

Fire destroys historic building in Porsgrunn

Fire swept through an historic wooden building on the main street of Porsgrunn, southwest of Oslo, during the night. Firefighters gained control of the...

Fire destroys buses used by the ‘russ’

Police, firefighters and ambulances rushed to the scene of a major fire at Fornebu, west of Oslo, early Wednesday morning that destroyed two of...
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