Explosion in steel mill in Kolsva – one person to hospital

It must be a melting furnace that exploded in the building. Several units from the rescue service, as well as ambulance and police are on the scene.

– We have smoke divers inside the premises, and there is a strong development of smoke from the roof and some smoke around the building, says Åsa Sköld, management operator at the rescue service.

According to the police, one person must be taken to hospital by ambulance.

– It must be a person who was close to the explosion, but the person’s condition is currently unclear, says Mathias Rutegård, police spokesperson.

The text is updated.

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