SMHI warns of high risk of grass fires in parts of Sweden

The warnings, first issued earlier this week, have been extended and now apply to large parts of Svealand, Götaland, southern Norrland and southern Västerbotten. There is also a high risk of grass fires on Gotland and Öland.

The warnings are valid for Saturday.

For Götaland, Svealand, Gotland and southernmost Norrland there is also a fire risk warning on Sunday.

SMHI urges great caution when lighting fires outdoors, writing on its website: "Grass fires can easily occur and spread in last year's dry grass."

In Skåne, train traffic between Malmö and Trelleborg was stopped on Saturday afternoon after a grass fire broke out on the tracks, writes Sydsvenskan. At 3:30 p.m., traffic resumed, but there were major delays.