The first alarm came from Oksvoll at 4pm on Saturday after someone had been playing with a lighter. Pictures show how the fire has spread over a larger area.
Around 40 people were evacuated from an area five kilometers wide during the night. There are several small fires, which raged out of control during the night into Sunday.
On Sunday morning, the fires had spread over an area several kilometers wide.
There have been no homes burned, only an outbuilding or garage. Neither civilians nor our rescue personnel have been injured, says Per Ove Johansen on Sunday morning.
Can be sent home
In addition to the fire service, the military and volunteers have taken part in the firefighting. Two helicopters were deployed in the morning, which he says have been effective.
Now we are in a phase where we are starting to gain control.
We are making ongoing assessments in the coming hours to see if we can start sending the evacuees home again.
There hasn't been much snow in the area during the winter.
There is a lot of heather, dry grass and sleet. So you could say that there is a high risk of heather fires along the coast of Norway right now. Together with the wind, it is a bad combination.
Protracted effort
Although Johansen expects to put out most of the fires on Sunday, he believes the effort could be long-term.
There may be embers and small fires lurking, which can suddenly flare up if the wind changes or increases.
Oksvoll is located in the coastal municipality of Ørland, about ten kilometers northwest of Trondheim.
