Major fire engulfs Stockholm warehouse

A significant fire engulfed a warehouse in Älvsjö, southern Stockholm, on Thursday evening, with emergency services battling to contain the blaze. The fire, which had not been brought under control by 10:40 p.m., is located in a 16,000-square-meter property housing multiple businesses, including a storage hotel.

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We have a strong fire in a part of this 16,000 square meter property.

Räddningstjänsten (the rescue services) anticipates that extinguishing efforts will continue throughout the night. "Some fire protection walls seem to be holding, so the fire has not spread to the entire property," said Tommy Wållberg of the rescue services. Passersby alerted authorities after seeing smoke emanating from the building. The smell of smoke spread across the city, leading to a high volume of calls to SOS Alarm.

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Some fire protection walls seem to be holding, so the fire has not spread to the entire property.

Police have initiated an investigation into aggravated arson. "It is early days, and we are doing this to be able to proceed with investigative measures. We have no idea how this started at the moment," stated police spokesperson Carina Skagerlind. No injuries have been reported in connection with the incident.

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We are getting a lot of calls and are a bit overloaded.