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– We have no control over the northeast part of the fire, but now that we are assisted by a fire helicopter, we hope to gain control overnight.
That’s what Torbjørn Høyland, chief operating officer, told NRK at age 19 on Saturday night.
The Kvinesdal fire department approached the forest fire at around 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
According to Kvinesdal24, the fire was discovered by people who smoke so much. These must have notified the fire department.
When NRK spoke to security officer Kai Bentsen around 5 p.m., he was unable to say whether the fire was under control or not, but that they were working to put a helicopter in place for safety.
About 15 minutes later, a forest fire helicopter was on its way from Larvik to Kvinesdal.
According to police, the fire may have been caused by sparks from a fire Friday night.
More forest fires
The fire in Kvinesdal is not the only one in Agder today. This afternoon there was also a forest fire at Kvellandsvannet in Hægeland. He quickly gained control of the fire department in Hægeland and Finland.
On Saturday afternoon there was a firefighting at the scene.
Forest fire hazard in various places.
According to yr.no, there are now forest fire risks in various parts of the country. This applies to locations in most counties.
Most of them have received a yellow warning, indicating that there is a forest fire hazard.
Others have received an orange hazard warning, which means there is a high risk of forest fire.
