Last Friday, parts of Säpo’s headquarters in Solna were evacuated after a gas alarm.
According to information, sensors on the roof had detected the combat gas phosgene, something like documents Svenska Dagbladet taken note of now can confirm.
– The information came from the emergency services, but they were not the ones who had measured the gas. It was the sensors on the roof, says Lena Maria Fritzberg, then a civil servant on standby at the county administrative board.
Last Friday, parts of Säpo’s headquarters in Solna were evacuated after a gas alarm. According to information to TV4 Nyheterna, sensors on the roof had detected the combat gas phosgene. Several people were taken to hospital with respiratory symptoms, several of them police officers.
Säpo announced on Friday evening that there was no gas.
– After the rescue service’s intervention, we were able to establish that there was no gas inside the building or outside, said Karl Melin, press manager at Säpo.
“It was the sensors on the roof”
Documents that Svenska Dagbladet has seen now show that phosgene had been measured. The County Administrative Board called two telephone meetings during Friday to get a picture of the situation.
“The emergency services have measured the substance Phosgene (0.6 ppm) and during the meeting information emerged that the measured values are decreasing,” says a report from the first meeting.
– They had an effort in place during the meeting. We then received information that this value had dropped to zero. Then the danger disappeared, says Lena Maria Fritzberg, then an official on standby at the county administrative board to Svenska Dagbladet.
According to the County Administrative Board, it was Säpo’s sensors on the roof that measured the gas, and the emergency services state that they did not measure any dangerous substances in their measurements.
– The information came from the emergency services, but they were not the ones who had measured the gas. It was the sensors on the roof, says Lena Maria Fritzberg, then a civil servant on standby at the county administrative board.
The police are investigating the incident
The incident is being investigated by the police as causing bodily harm. They do not want to comment on the documents about the phosgene. The security police also do not want to confirm whether any gas was measured.
– When it comes to our own equipment and how our premises are designed, there is nothing that we can go into. We don’t want to expose our abilities to our opponents, says Säpo’s press spokesperson Gabriel Wernstedt to Svenska Dagbladet.
Two police officers who were taken to hospital remained for observation for a day, but are doing well today.