A powerful fire is raging in a workshop in Västerbykil north of Sala. Several buses have been engulfed by the flames, which risk spreading to nearby residential buildings, according to the rescue service.
The alarm came in at 17.30, writes Sala Allehanda, which first reported on the fire. Three hours later, it is still not under control, according to Kurt Jonsson at the rescue service.
Five buses have burned down and a workshop is going to burn down. There is heavy smoke development. We are protecting a larger brick building and residential buildings, and the prognosis is several hours, he says to TT at 20.30.
There are no reports of personal injuries.
The police have filed a report on gross negligence, with the aim of investigating the fire, which is believed to have started in one of the buses.
