Due to heavy smoke development, everyone in Hultsfred is asked to go indoors, close doors, windows and ventilation.
According to the police, it is a car that starts burning in the workshop. According to the rescue service, the workshop is fully engulfed in flames and burnt down.
Glass bottles pose a risk of explosion
The rescue service writes that an area of 300 meters is the risk area because there are glass bottles in the building. Among other things, the nearby railway is affected when the trains are stopped due to the risk of the glass bottles exploding. The emergency services are now focusing on cooling down the glass bottles to prevent explosion.
– Someone has inhaled smoke and an ambulance is on the scene, says the command center of the rescue service.
The extinguishing work will take several hours according to the Rescue Service.