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A fire in Oppljostunnelen on the national road No. 15 between Stryn and the municipality of Skjåk

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. Around 14:50 pm, the fire department reports on Twitter that the fire has been extinguished.

Five people got out of the car that burned down in the tunnel. The five passengers who were in the vehicle were fine, police reported. Currently, they are looked after by the on-site medical service.

At 15.15 the fire brigade announces that the tunnel has been inspected and cleaned and that no other casualties have been made.

Just before 13.30 p.m., 110 Vest reported a car fire in Oppljostunnelen. Shortly after 14 p.m. the fire department confirmed that the car had burned down between one and two kilometers down the tunnel to Strynefjellet.

So far, no one has been reported missing or injured in the fire.

Both a helicopter equipped with supplemental oxygen and an air ambulance were sent to help.

Commander Helge Lund of 110 West said just before 14.30:XNUMX PM that the fire department was on site where the car was on fire and cleared the tunnel on the west side.

“Now we're directing all fire ventilation to the west to check and clean the opposite side of the tunnel.

There is still a lot of smoke coming out of the tunnel.

Fire at Oppljostunnelen

Oppljostunnelen is located along National Road 15 and runs to Strynefjellet between Langevatnet in Skjåk and Grasdalen in Stryn. It is about 4,5 kilometers long.

Operations Manager Eirik Loftesnes in the Western Police District says there were people on the scene who reported the fire.

Detours for vehicles lighter than 3,5 tons lead through road no. 258.

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