Suspected Arson Leaves Hovmantorp Apartments
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Suspected Arson Leaves Hovmantorp Apartments Uninhabitable

Twelve apartments in an apartment building in Hovmantorp in Lessebo municipality have become uninhabitable after a severe fire during the night.

A first fire broke out in the house already on Tuesday evening, reports local media. The police are investigating the incident as a suspected arson.

The first fire broke out on the second floor in the three-story house, writes Smålandsposten. At 03 o'clock, the rescue service received a new alarm and then the roof structure was fully ablaze.

The entire house had to be evacuated and 40 people were involved in the rescue effort. No one was injured.

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