Firefighters, police and scores of volunteers battled a rash of fires all over western Norway during the weekend. Flames continued to spread out of control in several places.
A sudden onset of unusually warm weather and little rain has left much of southern Norway tinder dry. Fallen leaves from last fall that have emerged under melted snow can catch fire easily, and winds fanned the flames.
Monday, May 8, 2006
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