The building served as a carpentry from the beginning, then copper plates were manufactured and then Lars bought the building around 1975 to manufacture pallets.

- Since I stopped doing it, I've been doing mechanical machines that I love. It's all the machines I've struggled with all my life that were in there. The police asked what it might have been worth, but it's hard to say. It's hard to value a life, he says.

At 8.30 am, a few firefighters were still working to extinguish and the work continues during the day before police technicians take over to investigate the cause of the fire.

- I don't know what you're thinking. You stand here and just shake it feels like. You are weak, says Lars Gustavsson.