It was at 17 o'clock that passersby set fire alarms, the rescue service also received an automatic alarm. When the rescue service arrived at the scene, it appeared that it was burning in one boiler room and in two chip silos in the area.

- We managed to stop the fire from spreading to the adjacent warehouse. But it has been a real fire. The building is completely damaged, says Morgan Miledal, intervention manager at the rescue service in Vetlanda to Vetlanda-Posten.

Remains all night

The fire was extinguished at 10.30 pm, but the rescue service had personnel on site throughout the night for surveillance.

Rescue forces from Virserum, Järnforsen, Målilla, Mörlunda, Hultsfred, Kvillsfors and Vetlanda worked to fight the fire.