Heavy fire at Hunton in Gjøvik – Highway 4 closed

The large fire at an industrial area in Gjøvik is under control, but it is still burning on Thursday morning, 20 hours after the fire broke out.

Heavy fire in Gjøvik – Civil Defence called in – Report of a fire in a material package outdoors at Hunton Fiber. No risk of spreading to buildings. Heavy smoke has been reported that can be observed over large parts of Gjøvik, writes operations manager Vidar Flokenes in the Innlandet police district in the police log at 10.12. In an update, Flokenes writes that there is a heavy fire at the site. The fire department has called in the Civil Defe…

An unfortunate neighbor got burning ash in his hair, he tells TV 2.

The police are reporting heavy smoke, and are urging people in the area to close windows and turn off ventilation. The Civil Defense has been called in.

Highway 4 is closed past Hunton in Gjøvik due to smoke from a fire at the company. According to the police, there is a fire in a material package outdoors. It is burning heavily, but should not pose a risk of spreading to other buildings. The fire department does not have control of the fire. The police are asking residents of Gjøvik to close windows and turn off the ventilation.