More than 100 homes destroyed in Norway fire

Thick black smoke covered the area, located some 50 km (30 miles) west of Oslo, but there were no reports of casualties or people missing from the blaze, which hit a ‌neighbourhood of terraced housing.

More than 100 homes were ‌destroyed by fire on Friday near the city of Drammen in ​southern Norway as firefighters ​battled to contain the flames amid ⁠strong winds, rescue officials ​said.