Heavy fire in Uppsala apartment
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Heavy fire in Uppsala apartment building - three taken to hospital

A major fire broke out in an apartment building in the Gottsunda district of Uppsala on Sunday. Three people were taken to hospital.

The fire was reported early Sunday afternoon. A large rescue operation was dispatched to the scene.

Residents in several stairwells were evacuated, and three people were taken to hospital, the police wrote on their website. None of them were seriously injured.

By 2:30 p.m., the fire was under control, Upsala Nya Tidning reported.

The cause of the fire is unknown. The police are filing a report of aggravated arson to investigate what happened.

AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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