Tag: fires

Bus fire closed E18 highway

A double-decker bus normally used for carrying tourists around Norway caught fire while driving from the southern island of Hvaler north towards Oslo on...

Fire ravages paper recycling plant

A major fire raged Thursday at the Norsk Gjenvinning recycling plant at Haraldrud in Groruddalen on Oslo's east side. Smoke from the fire could...

Freezing weather keeps firefighters busy

There's been a rash of fires in homes all over Norway in recent days, and firefighters are blaming the onset of bitterly cold temperatures....

Fire swept through residential care center

One patient was reported missing after fire broke out in a residential care center in Kongsberg during the night. All 23 living units were...

Two found dead after fire at metals firm

An explosive fire swept through a metals firm at Eina in Toten, Oppland County, Friday morning. Four workers were on the job when the...

Ferry fire survivors disappointed again

One of the passengers who survived a fire onboard the car-and passenger ferry Scandinavian Star 27 years ago was among those disappointed again by the...

Violent youth gang attacks police

Oslo police spent three nights in a row during the long holiday weekend dealing with violent teenagers on the city's east side. On Monday came reports...

Tunnel fire blocks key road in southern Oslo

Around 60 people were evacuated Friday morning from a tunnel being used in connection with construction of the new Follobane train line south of...

Fire forces closure of the Oslofjordtunnel

Yet another tunnel fire broke out over the weekend, this one in the long and deep tunnel running under the Oslo Fjord between Drøbak...

Animal tragedy unfolds near Bodø

Hundreds of pigs were feared to have been burned alive early Tuesday after a blaze engulfed the barn where they were housed at Fenes, not far...
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