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Front door to apartment building blown off

A powerful explosion has occurred at a gate in Nacka outside Stockholm. The police have initiated an investigation into gross general endangerment.

Warning to motorists after several accidents: "Black ice"

A number of traffic accidents have occurred during the morning in various parts of the country due to slippery road conditions. Two people are seriously injured and the police and rescue services are urging caution.

One taken to hospital after explosion in garage

One person has been taken to hospital after an explosion in a garage outside Nyköping.

Report of Negligence after Max Fire

The police have filed a report on reckless endangerment after a fire in a Max restaurant on E6 near Skee outside Strömstad.

Three explosions tonight – two injured in Stockholm

Two people were lightly injured in connection with a powerful explosion in southern Stockholm early on Saturday morning. Two additional detonations occurred during the night.

Explosion in apartment building – one arrested

Shortly before midnight, a powerful explosion occurred at an apartment building in Johanneberg, Gothenburg. One person has been arrested.

Car through the ice was likely an optical illusion

The rescue service was alerted at lunch about a car through the ice on a larger lake in Varberg. But everything was apparently an optical illusion, reports P4 Halland.

Car Explosion in Mölndal – Residents Not Allowed to Leave

An explosion occurred early in the morning in Mölndal south of Gothenburg. Residents in the area were urged during the operation to stay indoors.

Explosion in stairwell in southern Stockholm

An explosion has occurred in a stairwell of a multi-family house in Hagsätra in southern Stockholm, according to the police.

Fire in Mountain Cabin in Storhogna

300 evacuated from burning building in South Korea

The Fire Alarm was Disabled during the Hotel Fire

The hotel Kärnan's automatic fire alarm was disconnected because the building was empty.

Large Fire at Hotel Proves Difficult to Extinguish

After nearly two days, it is still burning at Hotel Kärnan in central Helsingborg. The rescue service expects the extinguishing work to continue until at least Monday morning.

Powerful Hangar Fire at Airfield

There has been a fire in a hangar building at an airfield outside Strömstad, near the Norwegian border. A nearby nursing home was evacuated due to the heavy smoke development.

Large Fire at Hotel – 40 People Evacuated

The Rescue Service has been fighting a fire at the Kärnan hotel in central Helsingborg since just before midnight. Late on Saturday afternoon, the fire is still not under control and residents in the vicinity have been evacuated. Flames are bursting through the roof and the facade is at risk of collapsing onto the street.

Man found under tree stump – has died

Slippery road warnings in various parts of the country over the Christmas weekend

Ice slippery roads. This is how the rescue service in Östergötland describes the situation on the roads. The Transport Administration urges motorists to take it easy in the Christmas traffic where slippery roads prevail southwards. On Christmas Day, the slippery roads are expected to get worse further north.

Large fire at paper mill – several taken to hospital

Several people were taken to hospital after a powerful fire broke out at a paper mill outside Norrköping. The incident is being investigated as gross negligence leading to bodily harm through a workplace accident.

Eleven dead in fire at karaoke bar in Vietnam

Eleven people have died and two have been injured in a fire at a karaoke bar in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.

Woman seriously injured in explosion in Tyresö

A woman in her 70s was seriously injured in connection with an explosion in an apartment building in Tyresö, southeast of Stockholm. No one has been arrested.

Alarm about explosion – fireworks in stairwell

Woman dies in traffic accident in Enköping

A 35-year-old woman has died in a traffic accident in Enköping, according to the police.

Pictures of the burning Gävle Goat spread – was fake

Fire at Globen Shopping - Entire Mall Evacuated