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The minister discovered the cause of the Follobanen fires already on Christmas Eve

Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård (AP) had known the cause of the fire in Follobanen for eleven days. So he held an “urgent meeting” with Bane Nor.

Ministry of Transport, January 3: Meet Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård (AP) after his emergency meeting with Bane Nor, the Norwegian Railways Authority and the Norwegian Railways Directorate. On the right is the president of Bane Nor, Cato Hellesjø. In the center we see Nygård state secretary Johan Vasara and political adviser Jakob Vorren.

“Sorry if I send you bad news.”

Minutes before the countess and the court master hit TV screens on Christmas Eve, an email arrives in Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård’s (AP) inbox.

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