Forest fire in Oslo is extinguished – VG

The fire department says they have extinguished two forest fires in a wooded area north of Romsås in Oslo.

In 13 pm on Wednesday began the burning of two places in the same forest area.

– We are now starting to get good control on the one fire, says says fire inspector, Sigurd Folgerø valley, VG clockwise around the clock 15.25.

A little later tweet Firefighting and rescue agency that they begin to gain control of both fires. Fire inspector states that the way it looks now there is no danger that the fire would spread to the buildings nearby.

“Forest fire is almost extinguished. But because of the danger of a flare, we and Civil Defence be in place until tomorrow, “tweet Fire and rescue agency in Oslo just before 17.

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School evacuated

Civil Defence was also called in to assist in the efforts to extinguish the fire. Photos of the place shows a lot of smoke rising from a large area at Romsås.

In 16.30 o’clock police officials that they have decided to create an airspace restriction over the fire area, to provide better conditions for extinction. One hour earlier confirmed they also show that the use of drones is prohibited in the area.

Operations of the Oslo police reported that they had evacuated a school nearby because of the smoke that has spread.

– It is not necessary to evacuate others in the area, but we encourage people to keep doors and windows closed, says operations manager Marita Aune told VG.

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Forest fire was clearly visible on the approach to Oslo around about an hour ago.

Photo: Morten Johanson

Fire under high tension towers

Fire and rescue agency reports that it burns at two different locations, with about 400 meters apart, and that it also burns during a high tension towers.

– So cut the power, says Sigurd Folgerø Dalen, fire inspector, told VG.

Statnett says, however, that this does not get any meaning when they switched off this line when they discovered the fire.

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the fire is the size of a football field, and is located at Teddy pond, wrote Oslo police on Twitter earlier today. The fire is located between the Robber Hill and Bånnkall hill, according to the Fire and Rescue Service.

Police asked earlier today residents at Romsås, Ammerud and Grorud to keep the windows closed due to heavy smoke and wind in the area.

“It is no longer necessary to keep the windows closed because of smoke,” tweet those just after the clock 17.

the first message if the fire got cops clock 12:43 Wednesday afternoon.

Visible far away

Morten Johanson noticed the smoke when he came flying from Alta around the clock 13.40.

– the smoke was visible long before we started nedflyvningen to Oslo, he said.

– I saw a lot of smoke, and realized that it had to be something bigger than a normal fire, he said.