The police state on Saturday night that three firefighters have been admitted to hospital after working with the forest fire in Nissedal in Telemark. The three were picked up by helicopter earlier today. A couple of thousand targets have burned down so far, and it is still demanding to put out the fire, says Tim Vold Wessel at Sør-Øst 110-central to news. – They do not get complete control over it, the fire goes a little from them at times. It is the wind conditions that have made it difficult so far, says Wessel. Tim Vold Wessel at South-East 110 Central. It may be necessary to evacuate people if the fire spreads further, according to the police. – Efforts are underway with full force throughout the night, says Wessel. Fears spread to power plant Saturday night, the fire changed direction. The fire is now approaching a power plant in Eikhom. – The fire is now heading for a power plant in an area called Eikhom. The main priority up there now is to stop the fire before it reaches the power plant. They have put quite a lot of resources into it up there, says Wessel. The fire service is working to ensure that the fire does not spread to a power plant in Eikhom. They fear the fire could go beyond the power production of the power plant. There shall be no danger of spreading to any other building, other than some power lines. Can burn for a long time – It is difficult to get close to the fire, says Anders Hæg at the 110 exchange to NTB five hours after the fire was discovered. Task leader Arnt Olav Storkås tells news that the helicopter that did the extinguishing work for the first hours has received assistance. The helicopters help to put out the fire up on the steep mountainside. – We assume that it can take a long time before the fire is completely extinguished, says operations manager Jan Kristian Johnsrud in the South-East police district at around 8 pm on Saturday. He does not rule out that this is a fire that could flare up again since it is so dry in the area. Also crews in the terrain Around 40 men worked out in the terrain, Wessel states. There are crews from the fire service in Nissedal, Åmli in Agder and the forest fire brigade in West Telemark as well as people from the Civil Defense. – Due to holidays, it is not easy to get people in place quickly, says Storkås. The three helicopters come from the emergency services at Torp, Kjeller and Kjevik. The smoke is visible over a large area in Nissedal. Traveled from the cabin Operations Manager Trond Egil Groth states that there is a lot of wind and very dry on the spot. Police have asked people to stay away from the area. Cabin owner Lasse Svanlund tells news that they are leaving from there after being notified by the police. The family from Notodden has had a cabin there for almost 40 years. He is not afraid that the fire will spread to the cabin. There is a river between the fire site and the cabins, but there is a lot of smoke in the area. Firefighters have received help The forest fire helicopter first had to lift firefighters out of the place when it arrived. Then they could start the extinguishing work. – The firefighters had inhaled smoke and were sent to the emergency room. It has gone well with them, says operations manager Storkås. The report of the fire came at 12. Fylkesvei 3378 in Haugsjåsund is closed due to the forest fire. Archive image from Jettegrytene. There are many who bathe there in the summer. Photo: Lars Tore Endresen
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Forest fire in Nissedal – three helicopters in place to put out – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
