Fire ban issued in Sörmland

Due to extreme dry weather there is a fire ban in Nyköping, Oxelösund, Trosa and Gnesta. This means that it is totally forbidden to handle any kind of fire in the nature, including using public fireplaces.

For the beeing a fire ban has been issued in Sörmland to prevent further fires to occur.

For the beeing a fire ban has been issued in Sörmland to prevent further fires to occur.

Foto: TT Fredrik Sandberg /

Nyköping2018-07-16 05:30

In the bigger parts of Sweden we have not seen rain for a long time. This causes dry land and woods and right now, a tiny firespark could be the start of a massive forest fire. Therefore, the firemen of Sörmland, together with the municipality have expanded the already existing fire ban.

The fire ban applies in most regions of Sweden, you can get the information from municipality websites.

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