A forest fire covering about 4,000 square meters broke out at Lake Jörken in Smedjebacken on Monday morning. A quick rescue effort contained the blaze.
The alarm reached SOS Alarm shortly after ten on Monday morning. A caller had spotted smoke development from the air and raised the alert.
Thanks to the rapid response the fire was contained to the area at Jörken's western shore. This is reported by nyaludvikatidning.se.
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A forest fire broke out on a clear-cut near Lamborn in Falu municipality on Monday. Rescue services used two helicopters to drop water and personnel from four fire stations took part in the effort. The fire, covering 150 by 300 metres, was under control after several hours.
Passersby discovered a major forest fire at Ramnäsberget outside Toftbyn in Falu municipality. Rescue services are on site with several units fighting the blaze.
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A large forest fire broke out just north of Lustebo between Grycksbo and Bjursås in Falu municipality on Tuesday. Rescue services suspect a forestry machine sparked it on stones in a storm-damaged area. Two helicopters and ground crews brought the fire under control late in the evening.
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A larger factory building outside Växjö caught fire during the night towards Sunday.
A villa in Alunda outside Uppsala burned down during the night to Thursday after rescue services decided to let the fire proceed in a controlled manner. No people were injured in connection with the fire.
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A major fire erupted in a truck trailer loaded with gasoline on the E4 between Knivsta and Uppsala late Thursday evening. Traffic came to a complete halt on Friday until firefighting efforts concluded around 14:30. No one was injured, and police suspect no crime.