Wildfire destroys more than 100 homes in southern Norway, hundreds evacuated
More than 100 homes have been destroyed by a massive fire burning through Drammen in southern Norway, with hundreds of people evacuated from the area about 30 miles (48 km) west of Oslo, according to rescue officials cited by the BBC [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4gj5944n4ko].
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Sat, 18 July 2026 · 1 min read
More than 100 homes have been destroyed by a massive fire burning through Drammen in southern Norway, with hundreds of people evacuated from the area about 30 miles (48 km) west of Oslo, according to rescue officials cited by the BBC [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4gj5944n4ko].
According to local police quoted by the BBC, the fire was "still not under control" and had spread to a nearby forest, with dozens of firefighters working to extinguish the blaze; no casualties or missing people have been reported so far [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4gj5944n4ko].
The blaze spread rapidly because of recent dry, hot weather, Drammen Red Cross worker Thomas Evjen told Reuters, according to the BBC [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4gj5944n4ko].
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