Tag: fires
Ferry gutted by fire faces scrapping
A ferry that carried people and vehicles over fjords in western Norway since the 1980s is likely to be condemned and scrapped after it was gutted...
Arson suspected in Kristiansand fire
Police in Norway's southern city of Kristiansand were seeking more information from witnesses who claimed they say two people running from the scene of...
Car fires spark police investigation
Police in Oslo have launched investigations after two cars, both BMWs, were found burning outside a residential building in the Norwegian capital's Mortensrud district...
‘Scandinavian Star’ investigation ‘worthless’
Foundations formed by arson experts and survivors and families of those killed in the Scandinavian Star ferry fire 26 years ago refuse, as expected,...
‘Scandinavian Star’ drama drags on
Two years after reopening the investigation into the deadly fire on board the Scandinavian Star ferry in 1990, Oslo police have concluded that no...
Fire at planned asylum center probed
Police in Buskerud County said it was too early to determine what caused a large empty house at Hovet in the small community of Hol...
Statoil cuts oil production in Alberta as fire rages
Norwegian oil company Statoil has cut oil production at its controversial oil sands project in Alberta, Canada because of the massive forest fire raging in...
‘Scandinavian Star’ fire blamed on sabotage by crew
A foundation prodding a new investigation of the Scandinavian Star ferry fire 26 years ago, backed by claims from a retired Danish maritime inspector,...
Fire struck Losby Gods hotel complex
Losby Gods, an historic manor house northeast of Oslo that was converted into a hotel and golf course complex, was hit by a major...
Fire damages elementary school at Mortensrud
Firefighters in Norway's capital were busy during the night, after a blaze broke out at an elementary school at Mortensrud on Oslo's southeast side. Alarms rang...
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