Flammable liquid poured into letterbox
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Flammable liquid poured into letterbox and lit, family evacuated in Helsingborg

A family with children had to be evacuated from a third-floor apartment in Helsingborg. According to the rescue service, the fire was caused by a flammable liquid that was thrown into the apartment, reports Helsingborgs Dagblad.

"Someone poured flammable liquid into the letterbox and lit it," Tobias Aldgård, duty officer at the rescue service, told the newspaper.

The fire was reported at noon on Monday. Among the evacuees were three children, one of whom was an infant.

Several people have been taken to hospital, Expressen reports.

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