– Today we could imagine a real root soak, says Åge Tøndevoldshagen, fire chief in Lesja Dovre fire service to news on Friday morning. It is a challenging extinguishing work that takes place at Dombås. There was a forest fire on Monday night, where heavy smoke and open flames rose from the hillside. Since then, the fire has been simmering, before it picked up again on Thursday night. The fire is in a rugged and steep area, where there have been occasional landslides from the mountainside. Therefore, the fire brigade pulled crews out of the area on Thursday and used a firefighting helicopter. On Friday morning, crews will be back on the ground, but in areas other than where there was a landslide yesterday. FRIDAY: This is what the area looks like on Friday morning. Photo: Geir Olav Slåen / news – Life-threatening The fire chief says that they would rather see a proper rain shower. – We have to relate to the weather we have and make the best of what we do, says Tøndevoldshagen. On Thursday, firefighters stayed in an area where there was a landslide. – It was risky yesterday. We had crews in the terrain and hot stones came rolling down the hillside and lit streaks of fire on both sides of the crews. It escalated very quickly, says Tøndevoldshagen. EXTINGUISHING WORK: Fire constable Ståle Myren says that the situation is less demanding on Friday. Photo: Geir Olav Slåen / news Fire Constable Ståle Myren was among those who were in the area when the landslide occurred. – There was a mess in the fire and flame down, which ignited in several places. – How dangerous would you say that situation was? – It was life threatening, so then we pulled out, he says. The landslide has made them take precautions and do not enter the fire field itself, he further states. – It is steep and demanding, but not like the firefighting effort that has been, he says about the situation on Friday morning. Working from the air also On Thursday, the local fire service received assistance from two firefighting helicopters. One was brought in from Værnes and has been sent back. The second was at Dombås. Tøndevoldshagen says that the two helicopters gave up around half past one last night. The fire brigade has also rested, while the civil defense has worked to soak the area on top with water. On Friday afternoon, the helicopter at Dombås is in the process of extinguishing again. EXTINGUISHING WORK: One helicopter is back for firefighting work on Friday afternoon. Photo: Anders Bakkerud Larsen / news Has closed the road Yesterday, the police stated on Twitter that they have also blocked off Øvrebygdsvegen. The barrier runs from the junction with Bergsgrende in the south and to the junction with E6 in the north. For the time being, the Dovre line runs as normal, according to Banenor.
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