October 2, 23:59, Fire, Jönköping

Published: Fri 3 Oct 2025 00:01 CEST

One person died after a fire in a house.

At 21.32, an SOS alarm sounded due to a fire in a villa on Södra skogsstigen in the southern part of Jönköping.

A person who was in the villa has been taken to hospital by ambulance.

The person, a man in his 60s, has died. Relatives have been informed.

The police have set up a cordon around the relevant residence and are conducting door-to-door checks.

An investigation into arson murder has been initiated.

At present, there is no suspect in the case.

The police are interested in observations from the area, which could involve people or cars seen near the location during the evening.

Are you unsure if your observation is of interest to the police? Let the police make that assessment. Call us rather too many times than too few.

Update 00.30:

Since a person has died, the classification of the crime has been updated. The current classifications are arson murder and murder.

A technical examination of the site will be conducted when the extinguishing work is completed and the site has cooled down.

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