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Fire in the Oslo metro tunnel

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At 3:20 a.m. the fire brigade got news of a burning underground tunnel in Helsfyr. On Monday, traffic near the metro will be suspended. 

The information that there was fire in one of the metro cars reached the Fire Department at 3:20. Oslo police said that everyone had evacuated and that, fortunately, no one was injured. Unfortunately, the firefighters informed about the still very serious stream of fire and heavy smoke occurring in the vicinity of the metro, and visible over the Helsfyr. For safety reasons, local residents were asked to close their windows.

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Explosion

There are bottles with propane and acetylene on the welding car. Around 4:00 a.m., police reported on Twitter that one or more bottles had exploded. Fortunately, their explosion did not cause any damage to humans.

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Weakening the fire

At 4:30 the firefighters decided that the fire was too dangerous to let people into the tunnel to put it out. After two hours, a drone was sent to the tunnel to check the fire status. It turned out that the fire was gone, and the Fire Department could afford to enter the subway. At exactly 8:30 am, the official news was released that the fire had been extinguished and that the smoke had stopped. 

Suspension of traffic

The Monday fire is a serious accident that will stop traffic around the tunnel. Today after 5:00 am, Sporveien tweeted that subway traffic between Brynseng and Tøyen has stopped. Special buses have been placed on this section of the road. Update: The metro has been restored on the section indicated.

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Use an alternative

Work on improving traffic is still ongoing. If someone is planning a trip to that area, he should check the latest road information related to this section in advance. That's what routes.no will do for you.

 

 

 

 

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