SOS Alarm received a fire alert at around 5 p.m. at a shopping center on Överbyvägen in Trollhättan. Sources claimed that the fire had started in various parts of the building. However, when the emergency services arrived, they only found one location of the fire, and the staff had already evacuated the premises. Christian Andersson, the officer on duty at the rescue service, announced that the area was very smoky, and the rescue service was working to ventilate it by 6 p.m. The staff extinguished the fire themselves, and fortunately, nobody was hurt. According to the police spokesperson Stefan Gustafsson, the fire started in Leklandet, a ball pit in the shopping center. An initial investigation into arson has been launched, but no suspects have been identified yet.
It was around 5 p.m. that SOS Alarm was alerted to a fire in a shopping center on Överbyvägen in Trollhättan. According to the first information, a fire had started in several places in the premises.
But when the emergency services rushed to the scene, they could only find one. The premises were evacuated by staff.
– It is very smoky. The rescue service is inside and trying to air it out now, says Christian Andersson, officer on duty at the rescue service, at around 6 p.m.
The staff must have extinguished the fire themselves. No one should have been injured.
Burned in Leklandet
According to police spokesperson Stefan Gustafsson, the fire started in a sea of balls in Leklandet in the shopping centre.
A preliminary investigation into aggravated arson has been launched. There are currently no suspects.
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