Forest fires raging in Västmanland – Swedish Dagbladet

Forest fires raging in Västmanland – Swedish Dagbladet

The sharp fire since Thursday raged in the western parts of Sala Municipality in Västmanland is still far beyond control. Some 80 people in Gammelbyn evacuated Monday afternoon and now asks the residents of Ängelsberg and Västervåla to leave their homes.
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  Armed Forces military helicopters to assist the vehicles that are already working at the site.

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  An Italian helicopter deployed to water bomb the area.

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  aggravating circumstance for brandbekämparna is the inaccessible terrain and narrow roads.

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  200 people are working to try to stop the fire.

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  – It is so incredibly dry, which makes the fire spread extremely quickly, says the incident commander Hakan Fehne.

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  There is no evidence that people have come to harm or to buildings to have caught fire.

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