– We’ve had 102 incidents in the last 32 hours, but no serious injuries or incidents. It has been a quiet New Year’s Eve, said guard commander Stig Henning duaas in Oslo fire and rescue agency.
Fireworks use can lead to serious fires, and fire department were therefore on their toes throughout the New Year’s Eve. Fire trucks, which usually is parked inside the fire stations, were sent out on patrols in Oslo streets, so that they could be quickly in place if the incident was first out.
– It looks like there is only one fire caused by fireworks. It happened clock 23.22, then a shed in Frogner Seterveien began to burn. We sent three cars to the place because of the risk of migration, but quickly got control of the fire, says duaas.
Here it burned on New Year’s Eve:
23.22 Combine that burned in Frogner Seterveien.
01.51 Full guy in a søppelhus Etterstadsletta.
02.36 Bilbrann in steelmaking road.
05.25 Overcooked pizza Kirkeveien, one person rescued from the smoke divers.
– In addition, we had some water leaks and the like. But no big thing. It has really been like a normal Saturday night, says duaas.
Male (18) received serious damage
Around the country there were several violent incidents and accidents on New Year’s Eve. In the center of Oslo, a man was seriously injured after being knocked down outside a pub in Rådhusgata. In the center of Halden was a man in his 20s turned down. He was unconscious several times and was sent to hospital, according Østfold police.
In Bergen was an 18-year-old sent to hospital with serious eye injuries after an accident with fireworks. The accident happened on Åsane clock 00.07, when the 18 year old man should have run against a fireworks bomb at a party.
– A bunch were gathered. Some partygoers alerted us, says operations Frode Kolltveit in Hordaland Police to Bergens Tidende.
No one else was injured in the incident.
Kolbotn square in Oppegård had many gathered to celebrate New Year and it was forming brawl, reports Follo police. In Tønsberg was a man hit in the arm by a rocket.Drunk children
Follo police could on Thursday also report that a binge drunk teenager had been taken care of. In Kristiansund had a 17 year old boy fired fireworks and then tried to run away from the police.
– He was flamboyant, was driven home to mother and reported, highlighting Romsdal and Nordmøre police.
Elsewhere notified police about full children. In Harstad police had to retrieve a binge drunk children under 16 years. Person was so drunk that he had to be sent to the emergency room, police said.
– The parents are notified. Not a good start to the new year, says the operations center in Midre Hålogaland police.
Fog
New Year’s Eve was fired fireworks at a value of 40 million, according to estimates from Statistics Norway. In Bergen was sent around 300 kg fireworks. In Stavanger, the sky decorated with 150 kg fireworks in rain and fog. Fog was also in Oslo, which contributed to poor visibility for the many people who wanted to watch.
According to the Oslo police met 50,000 people up at City Hall Square, without reports of casualties. But the police confiscated a portion fireworks.
At the docks in Drøbak met 1,500 people up to see the fireworks. Follo police reported good mood of the place.
As good mood were it not for an inmate in Sor-Trondelag. He alerted the police that the house had been hit by a missile that neighbor had fired. An hour into the new year got police in Stavanger message that someone had fired rockets inside a bus heading to the city.
Fire
In Ålesund had fire brigade scramble to extinguish a grass fire on the city mountain Sugarloaf. In connection warned Sunnmøre Police against rockets antennas terrain.
– Do not send these up. This will now be reviewed, said in a statement, followed by three exclamation points.
Same Police also received notification heather fire on Ellingsøy in Ålesund.
Several places in the country came the messages about smoke from apartments. There was also a residential fire in Alta, and the police were notified about drinking and driving a number of locations around the country.
elevator ride and poems
In Trondheim got some people experience an elevator ride at the entrance to the new year. Firefighters had to be called to get them out of the elevator they were stuck in the mill Borg.
– Tip – do not skip the elevator, concluded Sør-Trøndelag police after the incident.
Follo police chose also their words carefully, marking the new year with a poem. “When we closed the gate to totusenogfjorten. May the new year be great. Good wishes from us dressed in blue. “
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