Police are investigating a fire outside an entrance on Bergslagsvägen in Finspång as aggravated arson after emergency services were called at about 2:30 a.m. on Friday.
SVT reported that rescue services extinguished the fire before it spread into the stairwell or any apartment. Police spokesperson Johanna Malm told SVT that the fire was very likely deliberately set, and police technicians were securing traces at the scene on Friday morning.
That assessment makes the investigation serious, but it remains an assessment made during an active inquiry. The technical work may establish how the fire started; the available report does not identify a suspect or describe an arrest.
The reported containment of the fire matters alongside the criminal investigation. The blaze was outside the entrance and, according to rescue services, did not reach the building’s stairwell or apartments.
Sources
- SVT Nyheter · Source date: 2026-11-13
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