Police, emergency services and ambulance were alerted to an apartment fire at Spanngränd in Umeå at 03.15 at night on Wednesday. The fire was confined to an apartment. The apartment had several people, including children, who all managed to get out and none of them should have been seriously injured, police say.

The fire was extinguished after about half an hour and it is still unclear how large the damage to the apartment. Police suspect that a person caused the fire outside the apartment. 

"None of those in the apartment were suspected of causing the fire," said Michael Saveman, RLC commander.

A gripe

Police have arrested a person suspected of causing the fire during the night. This person is now suspected of arson.

- We have arrested a person we suspect, says Michael Saveman.

The fire place is closed off while awaiting technical examination.