5-story villa on Toftavägen in Visseltofta, Northern Skåne, starting at 11:30 on Thursday. The blaze involved four fire brigades from different locations in Northern Skåne and progressed rapidly. Two people in the villa left with smoke injuries and were taken to CSK in Kristianstad.
The fire was mostly extinguished just before lunchtime, and the villa is more or less destroyed inside but still standing. Police are investigating the cause of the Visseltofta villa fire, which remains unclear. No person was physically injured in the Visseltofta villa fire.
Firefighters remain at the Visseltofta villa scene to monitor and extinguish remaining fires. According to initial reports, the fire was a developed blaze and all people were out. The grass fire in Visseltofta spread to an adjacent carport but was controlled by the rescue service.
The rescue service received the alarm in Visseltofta as an ongoing ground fire. Separately, a fire occurred at Suderbys herrgård in Västerhejde on Thursday morning. The blaze started in the construction of the main building, which is under renovation, and was discovered by one of the craftsmen.
After several hours of work, rescue leader Jonatan Ahdrian stated the building was not lost. After renovation, the building at Suderbys herrgård will be used for mess activities and representation. The new P 18 regiment was re-established in 2018 and is based at Tofta shooting range.
In Norway, police in Trøndelag reported a fire in the terrain near Fannrem in Orkanger. The fire is in dry grass in an area of 50x30 meters, and the first unit from the fire department has arrived at the scene. The fire is burning in the terrain and moving towards a forest, with no current danger of spreading to buildings.
The alarm in Orkanger was received at 14:07. Emergency services responded to a grass fire on Rosten in Trondheim, which is now extinguished and under control. The original report was about 20 square meters of grass burning, and the fire occurred near a residence.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire in Trondheim. There is not particularly high grass fire danger in the county now, but it can be dry at the top of the grass where there is dead vegetation. A large response is underway for a grass fire in Grums, with one lane closed.
SOS Alarm received an alarm about a grass fire in Kattisberget, south of Svartbyn in Överkalix. Rescue services responded but there was no information on the size of the fire. The incident in Överkalix was not a fire but a controlled burning that was not reported, with people on site, and rescue services could return home.
SOS was alerted about a grass fire outside Västra Husby on Thursday morning. The alarm came in at 07:21 about a fire in the terrain about five kilometers west of Västra Husby. At around 11:30 on Sunday, the rescue service was alerted to a grass fire in Kälsved just north of Osby.
The grass fire in Kälsved burned an area of about 100 by 50 meters. Amid these fire incidents, a car accident occurred on Hallarydsvägen near Svanshalssjön in Osby, with no injuries reported. These events represent multiple simultaneous fire incidents across regions in Sweden and Norway, stretching emergency resources.
The causes of most fires, including the Visseltofta villa blaze, are under investigation. Reactions from emergency services have emphasized rapid response and containment, with authorities monitoring conditions closely. The implications for fire safety highlight the need for vigilance during dry periods, especially with unreported controlled burnings causing false alarms.
Investigation outcomes will determine whether negligence or natural factors played a role in the outbreaks.