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There is a large area burning in Kongsberg. The fire brigade has control of the fire.
– It is burning in various places on a stretch of 7.5 kilometers, says operations manager Anne Meyer in the South-East police district to TV 2 at 17.20.
A railcar and a fire helicopter are working to put out the fire, as well as firefighters on the ground.
The Sørlandsbanen line is closed between Nordagutu and Kongsberg as a result of the fire. E134 is also closed.
It is along the train line in Meheiaveien that it is burning.
– We do not know the cause of the fire. But the message we received was that it was a train that ignited the fires, Meyer says.
For a period, there was a danger of it spreading to buildings, so the police considered evacuating residents. But the fire brigade states that they have control of the fire.
Duty manager Joachim Rakvåg in Sør-Øst 110 told TV 2 earlier Sunday afternoon that they do not know how the fire started.
The fire service was notified of the fires at 14.27.
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