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In a major fire in an apartment building in Sweden, one person was killed and several others were injured.
Stockholm – As the Swedish police announced on Friday afternoon, one person was hospitalized with serious injuries and ten others were taken to a health center. Other people were examined by medical staff on site. In addition to the affected building, another block of flats had been evacuated.
Recordings in the morning showed how the upper part of the house in the central Swedish municipality of Ånge was in flames. Thick smoke rose from the building. The police cordoned off the area and started an investigation. The cause of the fire was still unclear, she said in the afternoon. There are currently no signs of deliberate arson. Rather, the circumstances indicated that it could have been negligence. According to the radio station SVT, the fire was under control in the afternoon. Ånge is located around 400 kilometers north of Stockholm in the Västernorrland region. (dpa)
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