Closes funfair – The Norwegian Railway Inspectorate has found deficiencies in all the attractions – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio

The Tivoli on the square, which has been there since 3 July, was closed for the day on Friday. The police have started an investigation, reports Varden. There is a large police presence in the center on Friday afternoon, according to the newspaper. Police station chief in Midt- and Vest-Telemark Sigrid Dahl tells news that they have closed down the funfair. – The police have been to the funfair at the request of the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate, who have been on inspection and they have closed down the funfair. Based on the on-site investigations, we have also started an investigation, says Dahl. Photo: Marie Belseth Sanden / news Director of the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate, Erik Ø. Reiersøl-Johnsen, confirms to news that security breaches have been found at all facilities. Tivoli has been given a week to correct the errors. The Norwegian Railway Authority has reported the fun fair because they believe that the safety regulations have been breached and that it is therefore operated illegally. – They are reported to the police for illegal operation, he says. He does not want to be detailed about what kind of deficiencies are involved, but says that the fair has had a long time to rectify the breaches. – How long has the fair had to correct the deficiencies? – Some time has passed. We are talking more months than weeks, says Reiersøl-Johnsen. – Does that mean that many children have used these attractions while the Railway Authority has known that it was not safe? – That is correct. – It is okay? – No. It is the operator, i.e. the Children’s Fair, who has full and complete responsibility, he says. – Are there technical or staffing deficiencies? – It is technical from our side. – Do you suspect that something is wrong, or is it just the safety documentation that is missing? – We have no reason to believe that it is okay. The police have started an investigation into, among other things, violations of decisions from the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate and the Labor Inspectorate. news has repeatedly tried to get in touch with the funfair without success. Mother of two: – Disgusting Kjersti Hein was going to the funfair with her son on Friday, and was surprised when she learned that it was closed. – It has been open here all week, so they could perhaps have closed it a little earlier, says Kjersti Hein, who was supposed to be at the funfair in Bø on Friday, but arrived to closed hatches and attractions. Photo: MARIE BELSETH SANDEN / news She reacts strongly to the fact that the funfair has had shortages in all attractions for a week. – That is my biggest fear when it comes to traveling fairs, she says. – It has been open here all week, so they could perhaps have done it a little earlier, says Hein. Solveig Berge from Skien visited the funfair two days ago. Solveig Berge and her family visited the fun fair on Wednesday this week. Her two children, as well as her aunt’s child, took one of the carousels. – Now we don’t know if there was anything wrong with the one we took, but it is a bit disgusting that it is being closed down. My eldest daughter wanted to take the biggest of the carousels in the area, but it was closed on Wednesday. Berge’s family has a cottage in the area. The 32-year-old tells news that they considered going back to the funfair on Friday. – We are now very happy that we didn’t do that. When I think about it afterwards, I think things were a bit halfway there. Mayor knew nothing Mayor of Midt-Telemark, Siri Blichfeldt Dyrland, did not know that the funfair was closed down today. – I think it is a cause for concern, and I am glad that there has been supervision there because it must be safe for children, says mayor Siri Blichfeldt Dyrland to news. – It sounds very serious and something that is dangerous in terms of safety for children and young people, she says. Mayor of Midt-Telemark, Siri Blichfeldt Dyrland. Photo: Roald Marker / news Anita Smedshammer was going to visit the fun fair with her son on Friday. – It’s quite scary, says Anita Smedshammer about the fact that there may have been a mistake on the attractions for a week. Photo: MARIE BELSETH SANDEN / news – I have asked for tickets, but the people who worked in the booths didn’t know either, she says. What do you think that the attractions might have been wrong for a week? – It’s quite scary, she thinks.



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