Forest fires are in Agder, Telemark and Hedmark

Firefighters from Drangedal moved to a forest fire at Telemark Storliheia at 3:15 pm on Friday afternoon.

A fire helicopter is also sent to the place to help in the extinction.

– We do not know how big the fire is, because it is in very rough terrain. We now have firefighters in the area, says Fiancé Stian Frislie in the 110th district of Telemark.

Fire Again

At the same time, the fire department of Tokke Municipality is also on a smoke message in the Froland Forest. The smoke is in the same area as that of a forest fire last week, so it's natural to believe that it's the fire that broke out again, says Frislie

There's also a forest firefly to see if there were fires

Two fires in Setesdal

In Setesdal in Agder there are also two forest fires on Friday night. A fire on the Sordalsheii mountain in the municipality of Bygland resumed, while a new fire broke out in Vindsås in the municipality of Valle.

– It is particularly difficult to reach the fire at Vindsås. There must be crews almost arrived by plane. A helicopter participates in both fires, said leader Atle Ramsdal in the 110th district of Agder

Telemark and Agder have been hit hard by forest fires lately. In Setesdal, there were a maximum of twelve forest fires spread over an area of ​​23 miles

Very high risk of forest fire

Also in Greinberget in the municipality of Åsnes in Hedmark it burns Friday night

– It is abrupt The forests in the area, but the fire department arrived and began to extinguish. When they arrived, they burned in an area of ​​about 80 times 100 meters. Erik Johansen, deputy chief of the 110th central station in the interior of the country, also set fire to six other localities in the 46 municipalities of Hedmark and Oppland, the 110th district of the interior. . All fires have probably started as a result of lightning.

There is still a high risk of forest fire in all or part of the counties of Østfold, Akershus, Oslo, Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Vestfold, Telemark, Aust-Agder, West Agder, Rogaland, Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane for the next three days.

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