Fully developed fire at Kronoparken in Karlstad - residents were evacuated
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- A heavy fire broke out in a ground floor apartment early Sunday morning.
- The fire service extinguished the fire and residents were evacuated due to heavy smoke.
- The police have drawn up a report of gross negligence.
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Why It Matters
The fire occurred early Sunday morning in an apartment on the ground floor with heavy smoke in the stairwell.
There was a fire with open flames in an apartment on the ground floor early Sunday morning.
Shortly after 08:15, the emergency services were able to start the extinguishing work inside the apartment, but the development of smoke in the entire stairwell has been strong.
The police were there to assist the emergency services.
- There has been a fully developed fire in at least one apartment, says police spokesperson Christina Hallin to SVT.
An evacuation of residents in the affected stairwell was initiated.
- It may be possible to talk about the entire property, says Christina Hallin.
There are no reports of injured persons.
The rescue service's work at the scene is expected to take several hours.
By nine o'clock the fire itself was out.
Police currently do not know what caused the fire, but have filed a report of gross negligence.
The text is updated.
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The rescue service's work at the scene is expected to take several hours
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Open Questions
- What caused the fire?
- How many people were affected by the evacuation in total?
