A cabin in Bjerkreim has burned down. Several others are in danger of being caught in the flames, the police reported on Saturday afternoon. Helicopters are working furiously to try to extinguish the fire and keep it away from the cabins. – Helicopter number two is on its way to help us. We have no control over the fire, says duty fire chief Tom Meyer at Rogaland fire and rescue. There is a fire at Lauperaksvegen near Kjørrvatnet in Bjerkreim. There is a cabin field with 10 cabins from the 70s, according to news. It is windy in the area, and the wind strength varies between 7-8 m/s to 13-14 m/s. Flames and smoke go in the direction of E39. The police write on Twitter that they do not know how large an area is burning. The cause of the fire is not clear. Three people have been appointed by health personnel. They should not be injured, but are encouraged to visit the emergency room if necessary. These are some of the places where vegetation is burning or has burned in southern Norway on Saturday afternoon. Got a grass fire under control in Seljord Fire Brigade and the police responded to a report of a grass fire in Heivegen in Seljord which got out of control. Among other things, there would be a risk of spreading to forests. The fire brigade with crews from two fire stations eventually got control of the fire. – There is a small section of forest that the fire service is having a bit of trouble extinguishing, but otherwise they have control, and there is no risk of spreading, operations manager Øystein Eikedalen in the Southeast police district told NTB on Saturday. Wildfire got out of control On Saturday afternoon, a grass fire broke out in Sør-Odal in Innlandet, after a wildfire got out of control. It was very dry in the area, and there was a risk that the grass fire could spread to a nearby felling field. Grass fire at Dølisjøen in Sør-Odal. Photo: The police There is also a cottage field in the area, but according to the police there was no great danger of the fire spreading there. – The person who started the wildfire lost control, and then it has spread northwards at Dølisjøen. It is described as the size of a football pitch. It’s burning here and there, and it’s basically pretty dry there, said operations manager at the Innlandet police district, Atle Bernhoft von Obstfelder. The fire service brought the grass fire under control just after 2 p.m., but will be on site throughout the afternoon to monitor the fire area. Forest fire danger has been reported in several places in Innlandet over the weekend, and the police are asking people to be extra careful if they are going to burn logs.
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Grass fire took cabin – threatens several cabins – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
