Rescue services
Multiple forest fires erupt across Sweden amid ongoing SMHI warnings
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Following SMHI's forest fire risk warnings issued Friday, multiple blazes broke out across Sweden on Saturday, May 2. Fires reported in Gothenburg area, Årjäng, Uppsala, and elsewhere, with rescue services deploying aircraft and helicopters amid high risks in Götaland, Svealand, and parts of Norrland.
A truck collided with a stationary protection vehicle on the E4 north of Uppsala on Friday. Two people sustained minor injuries and were taken to Akademiska Hospital. Northbound traffic was affected throughout the afternoon and evening.
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A driver crashed into the guardrail on the E6 near Flädie just after midnight into Monday. The road was closed in the southbound direction. Rescue services finished at 00.40, with the road expected to reopen at 01.30.
A villa fire broke out during a children's party in Marbystrand outside Norrköping on Friday evening. The fire started on the veranda and spread to the house, but no one was injured. Police suspect a gas cylinder as the cause.
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A fully developed fire has broken out in a villa in Kristinehamn on the night towards Christmas Day. Police describe the situation as serious, and rescue services expect to work on site for several hours. Two people have been rescued from the building.