NORWAY: FIRE SERVICE LET OSLO SPORVEIER OFF THE HOOK.(Brief Article)

From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database | Date: May 21, 2003 | Copyright information

The fire service has deliberately not carried out inspections of Oslo's underground metro service since May last year. As a result, there have been a record number of fires. At the same time, the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate is furious over Oslo Sporveier's repeated non-compliance with safety agreements and deadlines. An emergency meeting has now been called. 250,000 passengers use the Oslo metro every day. "We wanted to give Oslo Sporveier some peace and quiet in which to carry out a whole raft of improvements," said Kjetil Brattlie, a spokesman for the Oslo Fire ...

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