Norway residential fire largest in country's modern history

The largest residential fire in modern Norwegian history destroys

more than 100 homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate,

authorities say.

The fire in southern Norway started around 3:30pm Friday

in a townhouse in the city of Drammen police say.

It then spread through the area and into nearby forests.

Firefighters on Saturday morning continued their efforts to bring

the blaze under control.

No residents have been reported missing, police say.

The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection says it was the largest

fire of its kind in modern times.

Drammen is roughly 34 kilometres southwest of Oslo.