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At 05.44, the police and the rescue service received an alarm for a fire on a balcony. But in the place it could be seen that the wind was blowing strong flames.
– Without a doubt, it seems that it has spread through the attic. I have no further information at this time, Magnus Jansson Klarin said in the Mitt police region early Friday morning.
Police immediately began evacuating the building.
Death after a great fire in Söderhamn
At 07:00, the police announced that a woman in her 80s who was in one of the apartments had died. Family members are notified.
Kerstin Karlsson, 68, woke up when her phone rang, but before she could answer, someone knocked on the door.
– Then it’s my son who comes and says: “You have to go out, it’s burning.” Then I saw the smoke up there, says Kerstin who lives on the second floor.
She goes on to say that the evacuation went smoothly. When Expressen catches up with her, she is at the house of a friend who lives next door.
– My apartment is completely burned. Right now you don’t feel anything special, just think about what you didn’t bring with you. I picked up the phone, got dressed, and went out. But in the long run, it comes down to trifles, he says.
Kerstin, 68, fled the fire: “Inconceivable”
Kerstin Karlsson says the fire seems to have died down a bit.
– It’s a bit inconceivable. You do not understand. Nor do we know why it is, what happened, he says.
According to the rescue service, it is an apartment complex with 24 apartments on three floors. All people on the property have been evacuated, but it is unclear how many are involved.
– The risk of spread is minimal at this time. The adjoining houses have been evacuated. It hasn’t burned there and it won’t burn there either, says Jan Eriksson, operations manager.
Are you in control of the fire?
– We are not in control but we feel safe.
The police have launched a preliminary investigation into the arson and will now conduct interrogations with residents at the address. There are no suspects at this time.
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