The fire department had a busy Saturday in many parts of southern Norway
. Thunderbolts caused wildfires in several places and on Saturday, 40 forest fires were extinguished in Norway.
Saturday night there are 15 helicopters waiting
Lightning fires lead to fires
It burned particularly strong in Telemark today where 35 fires spilled, but this did not happen. is not only in Telemark that burns. 19659006] Here it burned today:
Overview of the fires Saturday, July 28, which had the support of the helicopter and / or d & # 39; Orientation:
Sirdal, three helicopters, crew and SF in the interior. Do not control yet, but it's raining so we'll have a new status tomorrow.
Birkenes – has not used a helicopter today, continues its consequences on the hill at the moment.
Aurland – had a helicopter, a fire in the mountains, has control here.
Sarpsborg – did not use a helicopter but extinguished himself. Have control
Vegårshei – Used a helicopter is off now. At the control.
Telemark used a helicopter on many small fires, about 35 pcs. must be calm now.
Source: DSB
In Agder, the fire department moved in the 20th time after the announcement of the forest fire. The same is true for the Flesberg Fire Department after a report on the evolution of smoke in the forest.
The Rogaland fire department in Riska also moved to the 20th century after a thunderbolt. The fire must have started at Søylevågen in Sandnes
Two fires at Kviteseid in Telemark should have been caused by lightning
It must be the same at Borgekroken in Skien and Langesæ in Vinje
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Overview of lightning in Telemark
Photo: Met.no
Kaotic for firefighters
Vidar Skarprud in Kviteseid firefighters tell Varden Saturday afternoon that hundreds of thunderbolts
– The whole situation is chaotic, says Skarprud to the newspaper.
Central Station 110 informs the NRK that it n & # 39; There is no opportunity to speak to the press because of all events.
Fire under control at Sarpsborg
Among the Telemark fires, that of Fiskebekk in Vrådal The witness told NRK to have seen the smoke in the mountain after a thunderbolt.
Photo: Privat
In Ostfold, he burned in a wooded area of Hasle in Sarpsborg on Saturday afternoon, probably because of the sparks of the resorts in the area.
– The neighbors of the region o Sparks were observed. The East Police District, Jon Erik Nygård
The fire spread and came close to a residential area, and a shelter of wood would have had to burn.
ODOR WATCH: Heidi Lunde was lying on the porch began to burn 30 meters from his home.
Photo: NRK / News
– It went well, so it lasted five minutes, it was just a big guy, says Heidi Lunde to NRK.
She lives about. 30 meters away, where he started to burn.
– It was terribly scary because the flames began to explode against the house. I have never experienced the same thing. When he hit the trees, I felt that it was not going to be good, but fortunately that is what happened. No house was completely injured, that's good, says Lunde.
The eastern region of Eastern Europe said in the 20th time that firefighters control the fire. Civil defense is needed to keep the fire going at night.
Firefighters control the fire in Sarpsborg.
Photo: Birger Kjølberg
Several of the evacuated neighbors this afternoon can now return home
– There were some houses on the Hasletoppen that were very smoke-free, so two-three houses were evacuated . In the other neighboring houses there was no house. Those who had to be evacuated are now controlled by an ambulance for any damage caused by smoke, explains Nygård
Skogbrann at Vestfold
The Vestfold fire department is also busy
. forest fire at Vennerødveien in Stokke.
Earlier Saturday, they also moved after the development of smoke in a forest at Bekkevarveien in Tønsberg, and in Hjortefaret at Undrumsdal in Re.
Fire broke out in West Agder
However, the forest fire in Sirdal at Vest-Agder again.
– Now cook that, said Morten Tonstad, deputy head of the Sirdal Fire Department, Saturday afternoon.
The fire was very difficult to handle because of the wind in the area. But on a rainy and heavy Saturday night with big lightning, the firefighter came to the rescue.
It burns heavily in Sirdal.
The crews were removed from the mountain because of the storm and three helicopters used in the extinction were laid on the ground.
The Rogaland fire chief, Sverre Kvam, says that there are no visible flames in the area on Saturday. evening. But the fire is still under control.
The fire broke out after it burned on Friday, July 13th. A week ago, the fire department reported that he was in control of the fire, but that he was still purging a few places in the field.
New fire at Sogn
At Sogn og Fjordane, the firefighter is also on fire.
On Saturday afternoon, they had control of a fire in the terrain above Aurlandsfjorden in Sogn. The strong wind caused the fire in both directions, but the firefighter was rescued by a violent rain.
LYNNEDSLAGAG: A thunderbolt probably triggered the fire on Vik i Sogn. and Fjordane.
Photo: Sogn fire and rescue
A fire helicopter is on the spot and ready to work for hours to extinguish the remains of the fire.
It is impossible for firefighters to get up in the area on foot
– We can not do anything from the ground, so now the helicopter can do its job, says the fire chief at Aurland, Reinhardt Sørensen at 16:15
There is no building in the area where it burns, nor is it a typical hiking area. It is not known yet why he began to burn
At 16:48, the West Police District received a report on the development of smoke in a forest area of the land of Nummedalsstølen, at Vik i Sogn.
The alarm center receives messages from several people who see the smoke, but the fire department has not yet received an overview of the smoke.
The possible fire zone is at 1500 meters above sea level. Heather
– It is best to use whips to gain control, "says Oddbjørn Aune at the Center of D & C. Alert
SKOGBRANN: It burns in the northwestern terrain of Skjerdal in the municipality of Aurland.
Photo: NRK tips
Fearing a weekend of fire
Civil Defense and firefighters also work to extinguish a forest fire at Birkenes in Aust-Agder
The Fire s & # 39 is produced in the Vindslandsheia region. hill and peaks. There is a lot of wind blowing in the area, and so it is exploding to prevent the spread of clouds.
The fire department reports just before 4 pm not to control a forest fire at Dalansheia in Vegårshei.
SEE VIDEO: State Meteorologist Kristian Gislefoss on Lightning and Helmet
Earlier this week, several fire department personnel said they feared being burned this weekend because of the lightning. 19659018] The county deputy chief, Jan Aastø, said before the weekend that he was worried about the storm
