Forest fire outside Hogsby under control – Barometer-OT

Shortly before 16 o’clock on Saturday came the alarm about a forest fire in Näshult outside Fagerhult.

– It is fire flight who have discovered the fire and we are just in front of the place, said Nils-Inge Hagman, internal officers at the emergency services in Oskarshamn Just after 17th

He says that fire flight flying loops continuously when the forecasts indicate that there is a high fire risk. At 19:30 emergency services had managed to get around the fire area, located south of Näshult.

– Now we have the fire under control. It is an area of ​​300 by 200 meters that burns, says Nils-Inge Hagman at 21 o’clock.

Five emergency services were in place with a total of more than 20 people when the fire was most intense. Night fell then be down on staff and during the night it’s coverage of

the fire limits that apply.

– But we will be on site throughout the night and tomorrow, too, says Nils-Inge Hagman.

On Sunday morning will continue with after extinguishing. During the fighting, land owners have been in place and helped.

– It could have been worse, says Nils-Inge Hagman.