AI-generated summary
The fire started just before 1pm on Friday 14 August in a terraced house. Olivia Östlund was sleeping in the basement with the animals when her mother warned about the fire. She saved herself and the dogs but was unable to return to save the cats as the fire had spread too quickly.
Shortly before 1pm on Friday 14 August, a fire started in the row of townhouses. Then Olivia Östlund was sleeping with the animals down in the family's basement. Then her mother shouted: "It's on fire".
Then it went quickly. Olivia hurried out of the house with the dogs, but when she turned back it was already too late. The fire had spread and the cats were lost.
- The whole thing took less than seven minutes, says Olivia Östlund.
- You just thought; "Isn't the fire truck coming soon? They must be here already!" But it hadn't been that long and you notice that in retrospect. It went so crazy fast.
Got to live in a caravan
Today she has moved in with her boyfriend, and at first her parents had to live outside in a caravan. For some time now, the parents have moved on to a cabin outside Valskog, waiting for a more long-term solution in October.
- As it feels today, we will not be moving back. I will never be able to live in a townhouse again. From now on, we will always live in a house, says Jörgen Östlund.
Do you think you will find out why the fire started?
- I hope so, but considering how hot it got and how long it burned, I don't think so, says Olivia Östlund.
The fire is being investigated by the police
Previously, a person was reasonably suspected of aggravated arson, but recently the suspicions against that person were dismissed. However, the police are still investigating the incident where around 40 people lost their homes.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Police will close the investigation without determining a clear cause of the fire due to extensive damage.
Possible · Within weeks

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