The fire, which was extinguished just before lunch, did not spread. No one is reported to have been injured.
It's just a few floorboards that we need to replace. Then there was smoke development, so it's sooty and needs to be sanitized, says Yvonne Nordlind, communications manager at Skansen.
Everything has gone well, thank goodness.
The alarm about the fire came at 08.19 on Saturday morning. The firefighting efforts were initially hampered by gas cylinders and incoming gas in the building, but by 10 am the fire was under control and the park could open as usual.
It has looked quite dramatic. There have been fire trucks and police, and the entire area was cordoned off, says Yvonne Nordlind.
The glassworks will be closed for a few days during the sanitation and Skansen will now investigate exactly what happened in detail.
It was human error, and we are confident that we have good safety work and routines. We have so many old houses, so fire is the worst that can happen.
The glassworks is a culturally listed building from 1936 and is the only one of its kind in Stockholm.
The police are categorizing the incident as a workplace accident, as an employee inhaled smoke, as well as gross negligence.
