Fire Destroys 100 Homes in Krokstadelva as 80 Firefighters Battle Norwegian Blaze

More than 100 residences have been lost and hundreds evacuated after a fire ignited July 17 in Drammen, drawing six helicopters and Civil Defence units to the scene.

More than 100 homes are gone in Krokstadelva, and the count stands as the definitive measure of a disaster that began three days ago. The fire started on July 17 in this residential district of Drammen, roughly 30 miles west of Oslo, and by July 18 it had consumed an entire neighborhood and forced hundreds of residents to flee their properties [1][2]. The destruction arrived with a speed that outpaced local containment, turning a municipal emergency into a regional mobilization before the first full day of burning had ended.

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