Tag: fires
Fire guts historic manor house in Oslo
Preservationists and thousands of others in Oslo were mourning the severe damage from a fire during the night at the oldest building in Oslo's popular...
Another fire hits planned asylum center
Firefighters gained control Sunday over a blaze that swept through a former community hall at Skafså in Tokke, Telemark County. The building was due...
Fire threatened historic homes
Police evacuated 18 residents of an historic neighbourhood in the southern Norwegian city of Kristiansand early Tuesday morning, as firefighters battled to control a...
More face charges in fire at planned asylum center
A man in his mid-30s who's originally from Eastern Europe is among two suspects now charged with setting fire to a hotel in Western...
Bergen fires under investigation
Police in Bergen said they weren't ruling out arson as they continued to investigate another major fire in wooden buildings downtown. Four people suffered smoke...
Asylum center fire under investigation
No one was hurt but more than 160 asylum seekers were evacuated during the night after fire broke out in the administrative wing of...
Historic few dying in fires
Figures released recently by the state agency in charge of security and preparedness, DSB, show that 27 people had died in fires in Norway...
Main mountain highway’s tunnel set to reopen
The Gudvanga Tunnel on the main E16 highway connecting Oslo and Bergen is expected to reopen to ordinary traffic early next week. It was...
E16 still closed at burned-out tunnel
UPDATED: Norway's cross-country E16 highway, the main route between Oslo and Bergen, remains blocked midway after a Swedish tour bus caught fire inside its lengthy...
Latest tunnel fire rang new alarms
Another fire inside one of Norway's many tunnels that connect highways all over the country has raised new alarm over their safety standards. The state...
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