The fire service in Oslo was advised to buy a higher fire lift in 2019, but did not follow the recommendation. – We understand that this weekend’s incident sheds light on such a theme.
Oslo has over 1,000 apartment blocks with nine or more floors. Nevertheless, the Norwegian Fire and Rescue Service (OBRE) has not ladder trucks ladder trucks Fire truck with attached sliding ladder with basket. Equipped with fire extinguishing equipment. which is higher than 32 metres.
On Saturday evening, there was a fire in the listed Fortress restaurant at Akershus fortress. The emergency services rushed to the listed building from 1836.
The first fire crews on the scene were able to report back about open flames coming out of the windows. Black smoke billowed out.
The fire service had to start extinguishing work from Akershusstranda, below the fortification ramparts. The reason was that there was only a narrow gravel path up to the historic restaurant building at Myntgata 9.
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