Tonnes of oil leaked after suspected sabotage act at transformer station in Norway

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Tonnes of oil leaked after suspected sabotage act at transformer station in Norway  National power grid operator Statnett estimated roughly 60 tonnes of oil leaked from the disused electricity transformer station.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/18/tonnes-of-oil-leaked-after-suspected-sabotage-act-at-transformer-station-in-norway  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Around 60 tons of oil leaked out of an oil transformer station near Oslo on Sunday.

00:09A hole had reportedly been cut in a fence surrounding the premises, and the cover at

00:13the bottom of the transformer was unscrewed and left open.

00:16National power grid operator Statnet believes the incident was an act of deliberate sabotage.

00:39However police said in a statement that they currently have no concrete evidence to confirm

00:43that this is the case.

00:45While the oil isn't harmful to humans, it can have a detrimental impact on the environment.

00:52Oil barriers and absorbents have been deployed to contain and clean up the spill.

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