The fire is approaching buildings – news Trøndelag

– Evacuation is underway, says Frode Lyngvær from Fosen fire and rescue. There are 15 homes being evacuated in Myrlivegen at Hongsand in Roan in Trøndelag. The fire is out of control and has spread from the mountain at Jardalen and down the valley in Roan in Åfjord municipality. – It is now only 50 to 100 meters from the fire to the building. The fire spreads very quickly because of the wind, says Lyngvær. He says it is burning in a large area of ​​between five and ten meters on the mountain and valley side. The municipality monitors the situation and cooperates with the fire and rescue agencies. It is now on the municipality’s website. – It is burning in an area of ​​two meters on the mountain, said fire chief Jostein Tangen, fire chief at the 110 – central in Midt-Norge on Saturday afternoon. Wind causes the fire to spread quickly. – The fire spreads quickly in terms of wind direction and wind speed, says Tangen. There is a good distance for buildings, and there should be no danger of the fire spreading there. Many crews are deployed to extinguish the fire, and help is also coming from the Civil Defense and the Red Cross. – For the time being, we have received confirmation that a crew of 14 is stationed, says information contact in the Civil Defense, Svein M. Asmussen. Big forest fire danger Jostein Tangen says that it has been dry in the terrain for a long time. It is an area of ​​heather, scrub and forest that is now burning. It is dry and there is a high risk of forest fires throughout Trøndelag. – People should be careful when using open flames, says the fire chief. The cause of the forest fire which is currently underway is not known. Forest fire helicopter not coming A forest fire helicopter has been on standby at Værnes. It has been requested and requested from the 110- switchboard in Central Norway. But there are no conditions for deploying a forest fire helicopter now. This is what rescue manager Oddgeir Andersen at the main rescue center in southern Norway says to news. – It is not weather and light conditions. Forest fire helicopters do not operate in the dark and need daylight, says Andersen.



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