Storebrand raged in Visby – heavy smoke – Aftonbladet

On Friday evening, broke out a severe fire in a jalopy at Rävhagen in Visby, which then spread to a 70,000-volt power line.

Forward 23 o’clock the fire was nearly extinguished and the police have canceled the traffic barriers on all roads except one.

police suspect that the fire is arson.

– There is reason to assume that it has been lit on the uppståt says Håkan Larsson, station officers on the island.

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

– It burns sharply because of the strong smoke advised the public to shut windows and doors, says Sylvia Oldin, duty officer at the police in Stockholm.

the rescue from Visby, Dalhem and Kräklingbo 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.

– There is a 70,000-volt power line right next to the jalopy that has raged. Road 143 towards Roma are completely turned off and there is limited accessibility to Visby route.

Gotland police are in place and assist the emergency services. Virtually the entire workforce was initially involved in the work.

Power outages and traffic barriers

Initially, there was a danger that the fire would spread to nearby buildings, but the emergency services quickly got the fire under control .

Although the traffic was heavily affected.

– There are now major traffic closures due to fallen power poles that have been burned off and went down the hill, says Håkan Larsson, station officer of Gotland.

According to Radio Gotland is a avbrunnen power line of County Road 148, which was blocked off. Total police put up barriers on the four roads in the area.

Part of Visby was for more than 1.5 hours without power because of the fire. At 22 o’clock could the electricity supplier Geab turn on the power again.

Forward 23 o’clock the fire was nearly extinguished, but the fighting was still going on and will do so throughout the night.

– fire is subdued and we have extinguished 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.
Even the power cord is secured and will be examined by electrical engineers tomorrow, writes Radio Gotland. Police have also lifted the barricades on all roads except one.

– I understand that it is only minor roadblocks remain. It’s a little bit on the road 148, Visby route, between two roundabouts, says Pia Persson, station officers on the island.

Suspected arson

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

– We have received different information means 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, said station officer Håkan Larsson.

Police currently has no suspect.