– It was a residential building that was to be sold and it was not inhabited, says duty manager Martin Haugen at Sør-Öst 110. The fire spread to the house before the fire brigade arrived. The fire was reported at 1348 on Sunday afternoon. At 1413 the fire was extinguished. But there is a lot of damage both due to smoke, fire and water, says Haugen. – Don’t light anything The fire brigade would like to encourage everyone to stop lighting anything right now. – There is a great potential for damage if we get forest fires now, says duty manager Martin Haugen at Sør-Øst 110. The fire service receives constant requests to light fires or burn grass. The fire service believes this is a bad idea. – Then we refer to the general bonfire ban between 15 April and 15 September, says Haugen. – It is completely dry now. A fire in Seljord spread to an unoccupied residential building. Photo: Ingunn Furuvald – We cannot refuse people. But we remind people that there is a great risk of forest fires and that they can be held financially responsible if it takes a bit for them and they lose control, says Haugen. Also a fire in Kvelde In 1334, a fire was also reported in a cottage field in Kvelde in Larvik. – It was only a small fire on a 2-3 square meter area. And the person who called in had made a huge effort to extinguish it. The fire brigade nevertheless chose to drive a number of crews up. move out, since the consequences can be so great now, says Haugen. – It is very dry and it is a bit windy. So little is needed, says Haugen. Some will stay in place to soak the area further. Danger warning The Meteorological Institute also warns of the danger of forest fire. There is now an orange warning for parts of Eastern Norway, Agder and the southern part of Rogaland. This means that there is a high risk of forest fires until there is sufficient rainfall.
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