Tag: Patreksfjörður
Two injured in the Arctic Fish fire in Tálknafjörður
In the morning, a fire broke out in the premises of the Arctic Fish company in Tálknafjörður. Two people suffered burns and were taken to hospital in Patreksfjörður. Westfjords Police say their injuries are not life-threatening. The fire spread very quickly and due to the fact that there are gas tanks in the area, there […]
Patreksfjörður came down with an avalanche of slush
Today at 10:00 am, an avalanche of slush descended on the town of Patreksfjörður. The avalanche did not reach any homes, but fell along the same route as the 1983 avalanche. The avalanche this morning was much smaller than forty years ago, but there is still a lot of snow in the mountains above the […]