The rescue service has issued a so-called VMA, important message to the public, in Strömsund. Residents in the area are urged to go indoors and close doors, windows, and ventilation.
The house is completely destroyed and cannot be saved, reports the rescue service to P4 Jämtland late on Tuesday evening. Now the fire department is focusing on preventing the spread to nearby houses, which are also evacuated.
According to the police, some people have suffered minor smoke injuries, reports the radio.
The alarm came at 20.26 on Tuesday. A fire started in an apartment, and then spread to the apartment above and subsequently to the roof.
The entire roof is on fire, said Maria Engström, alarm and control operator at SOS Alarm, to Östersunds-Posten earlier on Tuesday evening.
The rescue service had about ten units on site, along with the ambulance, said Mikaela Warhed, team leader at SOS Alarm, to TT.
In addition to the rescue service, the police are also on site. The fire is being investigated as aggravated arson, announces the police on their website.
We have helped people out of the building, said Elisabeth Glaas, the police's press spokesperson.
