19 September 2022 at 17:34 Wagon train fire in the Oslofjord tunnel has been extinguished The Oslofjord tunnel has been closed after a truck fire inside the tunnel. At 18.06 the police report that the fire has been extinguished. There was a fully developed fire in the trailer, the 110 center in the east told news. – Would you characterize this fire as serious? – Yes, I will. Great potential, but it looks as if we are actually starting to get control, Andersen tells news at 5.45pm. The tunnel is closed in both directions due to the fire. There is a detour via Oslo or the Moss-Horten ferry connection. – The tunnel will most likely be closed for some time to come, says police operations manager Gisle Sveen. He adds that there may be maintenance work. The fire is serious, but it is too early to say how much damage has been caused in the tunnel. There was a lot of traffic in the tunnel at the time the fire started, but everyone has been evacuated. There are health personnel on site and police patrols on both sides of the tunnel. – The lorry driver was evacuated by car with the help of another driver in the tunnel, says Sveen. The fire service was notified of the fire at 17:23.
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