Car fires in Malmö for the ninth day in a row – Aftonbladet

Four cars have been burned during the night of Wednesday in Malmö and Lund. Emergency services also had to call the police because a large crowd gathered at one of the sites.

– I looked out and saw that a car was on fire and a guy in the white pants ran away, says Stefan, 42, who lives in Malmo .

For the ninth consecutive day of burning cars in Malmo. First alarm during the night to Wednesday received the emergency services at 01:28 at Tornfalkgatan. Then burned it again ten minutes later.

– We have had three incidents of car fires, two in Malmö and Lund. One of Tornfalkgatan where there is a vehicle that had burned. The fire was restricted to the vehicle interior. Then we had an event at the Hard’s road and there are three vehicles burned. There it is fully developed fires, says Gustaf Sandell, internal command rescue the South.

“I heard a muffled bang”

The third event is on reported from Nordmannavägen Lund at 02:04. There were burning also in the interior.

– It is doubtful that these vehicles spontaneous lit, says Sandell.

In connection with bilbranden on Tornfalkgatan a person has done an extinguishing tests with a portable fire extinguisher.

– So it has been a minor at the fire when we arrived.

Aftonbladet reporters in Malmo, Susanna Nygren, has been in contact with the man named Stefan and is 42 years old.

– I heard a muffled bang, it was like a bad gunshot. I looked out and saw that a car was on fire and a guy in the white pants ran away, says Stefan.

Self ran out with an extinguisher and managed to extinguish the fire before the emergency services could reach the site.

Urge people not to extinguish

But despite Stefan’s effort calls the emergency services are not people who see car fires to extinguish them.

– no we do not. But it depends on how much the fire and extinguish one can do if one is reached at an early stage. But then, is it so with the car fires that are very plastic and hazardous smoke is not suitable to inhale unnecessarily. That’s because, as usual, says Gustaf Sandell.

– There is a difference in the context of dwelling fires where it is suspected that there are people left. Where we encourage people to really do anything. But in these cases with suspicious fires in vehicles, it is foolish to do anything unnecessarily. One sees anything suspicious to get contact with the police.

Fires for the ninth day in a row

This is the ninth night in a row as cars burn in Malmo. During the past nights have been needed part-time firefighters are called in, leading to an additional cost. But still forces are on high alert.

– Now we have handled these events with existing resources in the respective districts. Although we had two events in parallel has not meant that we have had to do some emergency transfers.

Sandell also says that the forces have not been exposed to some disturbances, throwing of stones or the like.

– No sign of any threatening situation.

But according to Aftonbladet’s reporter Susanna Nygren had to at least one of the occasions call for a police escort because a large crowd gathered at the fire.