Mansion from the 1700s, destroyed in the fire – Aftonbladet

the main building to the Videbynäs mansion outside Gnesta caught fire during the night.

All that was left was the two chimneys.

Police are investigating the incident as a suspected arson.

At half past one in the night alerted emergency services and police to Videbynäs mansion in Björnlunda outside of Gnesta.

– There is a main building of 300 or 400 square started to burn. We try to limit the spread, ” says Per Wikberg, räddningschef in store in Gnesta.

"Let it fall out"

the main building was impossible to save. Emergency crews believe that the fire lasted for a while before they came up to the site. The who alerted on the fire was a neighbor who lived two kilometres away. The neighbor thought at first that it was burning in the forest.

– We let the big house to fall in and burn up, ” says Wikberg.

the Building is an old mansion from the 1700′s that was used as a town house.

No person damaged

the Owners were not left in the house, according to emergency services. There were also no animals on the farm.

the Rescue service will be maintained at the site during the night and make sure that the fire did not turn up again.