In the morning hours on Sunday, the fire service began to gain control of the fire in the protected area in Kragerø. The danger of spreading is over, although it still smolders in the ruins. Hope to save as much as possible Mayor of Kragerø Grunde Wegar Knudsen. Photo: Leif Dalen / news Mayor Grunde Wegar Knudsen has managed the municipality’s crisis team through the night. No injuries have been reported, but Knudsen is affected by what has happened in his town. – I mourn on behalf of the city. It is part of the soul of Kragerø, so we hope and believe that we will gain control over the situation and save as much as possible, says Knudsen to news. The National Antiquarian: – Angstelig Kragerø, like many other “coastal towns”, has dense wooden housing in parts of the town. Some of this wooden housing development is defined by the National Antiquities Authority as conservation-worthy, dense wooden housing development. These are areas that have cultural and historical value and are particularly exposed to fire. The fire therefore causes concern that important buildings will be lost. – Now I’m anxious. There are great cultural and environmental values here that we risk losing in a city that many people know and are happy about, says national antiquarian Hanna Geiran to news. Particularly vulnerable to spreading In this map, the special, dense wooden housing development in Kragerø is shaded in red. The fire is very close to one of these areas: Both the conservation authorities and the fire service are particularly afraid of fire in such areas because fires can then quickly spread. Larger areas around these buildings are also defined as being particularly prone to fires spreading. The National Antiquarian says that she hopes that the fire service will get control. – The houses are so close together. So preventing the fire from spreading to more houses is important. The fire department is very good. Therefore, we have to believe and hope that this goes well.
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