Large Fire rages in Visby – heavy smoke – Aftonbladet

Shortly after 20 o’clock on Friday night broke a major fire in a jalopy at Rävhagen in Visby, which then spread to a 70,000-volt power line.

– We are Too full. Above all it is right now major traffic closures due to fallen power poles, says Håkan Larsson, station officers on the island.

Because of the heavy smoke from the fires prompted the public to shut windows and doors.

at 20:23 alerted police and rescue of a severe fire at Rävhagen in Visby on Gotland.

– It burns rapidly and because of the heavy smoke prompted the public to close windows and doors, says Sylvia Oldin, duty officer at the police in Stockholm.

the rescue from Visby, Dalhem and Kräklingbo has been sent to the site.

the fire must have started in a tree and then spread to the jalopy and on to the power line, writes news website the entire island.

– It is a great jalopy that fighting. It is 7 times 70 meters and 20 meters high, says Kersti Fryksten the Greater Stockholm Fire Department.

Power outages and traffic barriers

Part of Visby was initially energized because of the fire. At 22 o’clock, all affected households have received power back. Initially, there was also a danger that the fire would spread to neighboring buildings, but also

Although the traffic is greatly affected during the evening and night.

– There is a 70,000-volt power line just adjacent to the jalopy that has raged. Road 143 towards Roma are completely turned off and there is limited accessibility to Visby route, says Kersti Fryksten.
Gotland police are in place and assist the emergency services. Virtually the entire workforce is involved in the work.
– We are working hard. Above all it is right now major traffic closures due to fallen power poles that have been burned off and went down the hill, says Håkan Larsson, station officers on the island.

– The electricity supplier Geab has shut down most of the power. But since it is lines on the road and can not guarantee that they are not energized, we keep before they are removed hard on the barricades so that no one will be harmed.

According to Radio Gotland is a avbrunnen power line over County road 148. a total of four roads in the immediate area cordoned off.

Forward 23 o’clock is still ongoing fighting, and will do so throughout the night.

– fire is subdued and we have off many smaller small fires. Soon we will phase out the most and a tanker truck and two people will be left during the night, says Tove Isander the Greater Stockholm Fire Brigade.
Traffic The suspensions remain in effect until further notice.

Suspected arson

the forecast is that the power outage and traffic accessibility should be resolved at 02 o’clock, but that may change.

Gotland Police suspect that the fire is arson. A preliminary investigation has been initiated on arson.

– We have received different information to do that there is reason to assume that it has been lit on the uppståt. Right now we are working in parallel with the fire and the investigation of the cause of the fire, says Håkan Larsson.

Police currently has no suspect.

The text is updated