Control of the fire in Ålesund – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio

Just before 00:00, the fire service states that they have the fire under control. Vidar Bakke, incident leader in the fire service, says that the wind has made extinguishing work challenging. – There are still some embers in the terrain. The wind has made it difficult and there are constant gusts. That’s why we’re going to be here through the night to soak the terrain properly, he says. Around 00.40 the evacuees were allowed to return to their houses. Controlled the fire towards the sea The fire brigade on site say they are working to control the fire down towards the sea. – It is very dry in the area here, and there is a lot of vegetation, says incident leader Brann Vidar Bakke. A drone was used to get an overview of the fire. – In the initial phase, there was a fire around 60-70 meters away from the nearest houses. It was a bit uncritical, says Bakke. A fire started in the terrain in Ålesund on Saturday evening. The heather fire in Skarbøvika in Ålesund was reported to the emergency services at 10.56pm on Saturday evening. – It burned quite well in the terrain. We are considering evacuating more if the need arises, said police operations manager Eivind Klokkersund at Møre and Romsdal police district around midnight. The cause of the fire is currently unknown, but according to the police, witnesses have observed fireworks in the area earlier in the day, writes Sunnmørsposten. – We do not know what caused the fire. We will question witnesses and investigate this further, task leader Eva Welle tells news. No injuries have been reported. The emergency services are on the scene at the fire on Saturday evening. Photo: Silje Steinnes Bjerknes / news The police urge residents in the immediate area to keep doors and windows closed, and to switch off ventilation systems that are not necessary. There is a yellow warning due to the risk of forest fire in the area. More fires on Saturday This is the second large heather fire reported on Saturday. Throughout much of the day, the fire brigade has been extinguishing the fire in Roan in Trøndelag. – The fire is under control as it stands now, but everything depends on the wind not turning and becoming stronger, says the police’s operations manager Anne Birgitte Arras at 10.17pm on Saturday. The fire service is now using a heat-seeking drone in efforts to extinguish several small fires in the terrain.



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