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Thursday there are several forest fires in Hedmark, Oppland, Vestfold, Ostfold, Telemark, Buskerud and Agder. During the day, there were about 130 fires:
- 36 fires in the Østfold area
- 40 in southern Norway
- at least 12 in telemark
- 40 in Buskerud
It is not known how many fires have been in Oppland, Hedmark and Vestfold
Several helicopters are assisting in the air
As a result of the fire, the number of fires Fire helicopters in southern Norway has increased to 16. Several of them are now moved from northern regions to Kjeller and Torp on eastern Norway
At 22:00 Thursday evening, the Directorate of Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (DSB) informs Aftenposten that five of the fire helicopters are in action in the south and east of Norway. They help the firefighters to extinguish in:
Bø in Telemark, Åseral and Bykle in Agder, Tolga in Hedmark and Aurskog in Akershus.
– Basically, we will have the preparation for 16 helicopters for the weekend, says Anders Fevik, press attaché in DSB at Aftenposten.
A normal firefighter is a helicopter prepared for emergency situations.
The Red Cross Attends Repeatedly
Several 110 Police Stations Announced Waiting On Emergency Phones Thursday
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At Least Twelve Telemark Fires
In Telemark, there were at least twelve fires on Thursday afternoon. According to VG, there were three in Nissedal, three in Drangedal, one in Tokke, one in Vinje and one in Siljan
There were also fires in Seljord and Notodden. This fire is designated by the police as particularly serious.
– This is the only fire we participate in. The fire is located east of Notodden, and the buildings are not immediately in danger, but the flames are near the E134. The fire department has asked for additional resources to manage it, says operations director Erik Gunnerød in the South East Police District
The fire department received between 100 and 200 phones over fires at Western Telemark.
About 40 fires at Agder
At 18.45, 110 Agder reports that they have about 40 forests and fires underway in the Agder ensemble. Lightning is probably the reason, writes Fædrelandsvennen
In Agder, it is mainly the internal areas that are affected.
– The situation is very extreme. We now have mountain planes in Hovden, and we are waiting for a helicopter in Setesdalen. The helicopter at Åseral will soon be sent to Froland. There is no danger of construction, says operator Kristoffer Thomassen at the newspaper.
Thomassen says that it is demanding for the crews to go out on the ground.
-There is a lot of control, but accessibility is demanding. We have never experienced it, says also Thomassen, who works for a long time
There are more forests and fires in the regions of Åmli, Froland, Birkenes, Evje and Bygland.
In addition, mention is made of
More fires in eastern Norway
In Ostfold, a forest fire was reported in Rakkestad on Thursday afternoon. He also burned at Spekedalssætra in Rendalen and Øymoen at Tynset in Hedmark
– We currently have 36 events underway. It clears up and thunder, which makes it difficult, but there is also a rainy weather in some areas that we hope to help us, informs the 110-center East Aftenposten at 18 hours.
In Oppland, a fire was reported in Glitterdalen on Kvamsfjellet and a fire was caused by a thunderbolt south of Bagn in Valdres. There are also reports of a number of other fire extents, and it is suspected that they are due to lightning, reports the Inland Police District
A thunderbolt could also be the reason he triggered the Veggli forest fire in Buskerud, writes Laagendalsposten. The Ringerike fire department has also spread to a forest fire in Nes, in Ådal.
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