Fire rages in apartment building in Vara

An apartment building in Vara municipality is burning with open flames.

The emergency services were called to the scene at half past six and are working with ten units to extinguish the fire.

– It is a multi-family building with two or three floors and there is a fire in at least four of the stairwells, says Simon Rosén, officer on duty at the rescue service.

No one is reported to have been injured in the fire, apart from a woman who inhaled smoke, and the property has been evacuated.

– We will start a preliminary investigation into arson. It is unclear how the fire started, but it probably started on a balcony, says Göran Carlbom, officer on duty at the police.

The fire is not yet under control, but there is considered to be no risk of spreading to surrounding properties.

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