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# Massive fire destroys over 100 homes in Drammen, Norway
- URL: https://www.rapidreport.news/drammen-norway-fire-homes-destroyed/
- Published: 2026-07-17T18:39:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-17T22:58:29.000Z
- Description: More than 100 homes were destroyed as a fast-moving fire tore through a residential area near Drammen, some 50km west of Oslo. Strong winds pushed the blaze into surrounding forest as police evacuated hundreds of residents. No casualties reported.
- Author: Max Hadley
- Tags: Europe

A fast-moving fire has destroyed more than 100 homes in a townhouse area in Drammen, Norway, around 40 kilometers southwest of Oslo, police say. 

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Police warned residents in a nearby residential area to evacuate as the flames spread south. 

One firefighter has been taken to hospital with minor injuries; no residents have been reported injured. 

Explosions have been heard in the area, and fire helicopters have joined the response.