SVT's reporter Susanna Ahnlund is present and reports directly from Västmanland District Court in Västerås where the trial will start on Tuesday.

Direct Report · Direct Reporting: The Trial of the Great Forest Fire in Västmanland 2014

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1 min09.34

Data from SMHI shows that it was an advanced drought in the area that day.
The humus type was dry enough to maintain an active glow fire and the surface fuel dry enough to burn willingly with a blazing fire.

SVT · Susanna Ahnlund

3 min09.32

A statement about the cause of the forest fire is shown.

In the statement, an expert states that it was the sparks from the groundskeeper that caused the fire.
The machine driver says he tried to extinguish the flames with some water jets that were on the machine but that the fire had already spread over a large area.

SVT · Susanna Ahnlund

5 min09.30

I say that because it has burned in Seglingsberg, that this is where the fire started, it is the fire that caused the entire fire's consequences.

The defense has emphasized that great responsibility should be placed on the rescue effort that failed.

SVT · Susanna Ahnlund

6 min09.28

Samens wants to show how the fire has progressed over time. The map is divided into colors after the fire spread.
Particularly remarkable, says Sammens, is how quickly the fire spread on Monday afternoon.

SVT · Susanna Ahnlund

7 min09.27

A map is uploaded on the big screen.

SVT · Susanna Ahnlund

8 min09.27

Now he lists buildings that were hit and buildings that could have been damaged as the fire propelled forward.

SVT · Susanna Ahnlund

11 min09.23

Now Sammens reads from the dissemination statement from the incident.

SVT · Susanna Ahnlund

12 min09.22

Since you did not refrain from operating the machine, both companies are responsible for this. You should have made sure that there were significant amounts of water, a fire alarm or the like if you decided to run the machine that day.

SVT · Susanna Ahnlund

13 min09.21

From the time the alarm center is invoked, it takes an hour before the fire personnel are in place. This is because the coordinates are incorrectly entered into the conversation with SOS.

SVT · Susanna Ahnlund

15 min09.20

Soon we will listen to the alarm call to SOS ...

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