Shortly before 9 o’clock, the police report that there are open flames in the terrain, and that the fire service is putting them out. The fire service tells news that there is no danger of spreading to houses right now, but that the situation could change if the wind changes. It is dry, old grass that is burning, according to the fire service. The area that burns should be around 150-250 square metres. – We are here with crews from three stations. We don’t have control, but we are working to get it. With grass fires, there is always a danger that the wind will turn, and the fire will go the other way, says duty commander Stian Kvamme at the 110 central. At 09.32, the police wrote on Twitter that the fire service had the fire under control. No damage to people or buildings has been reported. The West police district reports on Twitter that extinguishing is in full swing and that several houses are being evacuated. Residents of a house evacuated themselves. Jan-Helge Lavik is one of the closest neighbors to the grass fire. He saw the fire when he returned home after dropping off children at daycare. – It burned really well in the terrain, he says to news. The fire was reported at 08:37.
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