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| Blaze threatens historic wood village in Laerdal Norway | Blaze threatens historic wood village in Laerdal Norway |
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| Scores of people have been evacuated from a heritage village in southern Norway as a raging fire threatens its unique wooden buildings. | Scores of people have been evacuated from a heritage village in southern Norway as a raging fire threatens its unique wooden buildings. |
| Flames spread rapidly after the fire began overnight in a house in Laerdalsoyri, a village of 1,150 people in Laerdal, on Sognefjord fjord. | Flames spread rapidly after the fire began overnight in a house in Laerdalsoyri, a village of 1,150 people in Laerdal, on Sognefjord fjord. |
| At least 52 people received hospital treatment but no deaths were reported. | At least 52 people received hospital treatment but no deaths were reported. |
| Flames have spread to at least 23 buildings, fanned by strong winds, Norwegian broadcaster NRK reports. | |
| Emergency services are counting on the arrival of a firefighting helicopter on Sunday to help contain the blaze, while local farmers are helping the firefighters. | Emergency services are counting on the arrival of a firefighting helicopter on Sunday to help contain the blaze, while local farmers are helping the firefighters. |
| The Laerdal district contains a stave church and many other historic wooden buildings, hundreds of years old, much visited by tourists. | The Laerdal district contains a stave church and many other historic wooden buildings, hundreds of years old, much visited by tourists. |