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Fire in Uppsala apartment building trash room

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Fire in Uppsala apartment building trash room
Key Points
  • A fire occurred in a trash room of an apartment building in Uppsala.
  • Police filed an arson report to investigate the cause.
  • The area was cordoned off for a technical investigation.

A fire broke out in a trash room of an apartment building in the Gränby district of Uppsala. According to Polisen Uppsala Händelser, police were ordered to the scene due to the fire in a trash room belonging to a multi-family house. When police arrived, the fire was still burning but was extinguished.

A report of arson was filed to investigate the cause of the fire, and the area was cordoned off pending a technical investigation. Uppsala Nya Tidning reports that the fire occurred in a stairwell of a multi-family house on Bruno Liljeforsgatan, with the alarm going off and rescue services on their way. The cause of the fire is reportedly under investigation.

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