The emergency services received an alarm about the fire at 0:33. According to the police, all persons who were in the house should be taken to hospital for control.

"Nobody has any serious injuries," says Fredrik Hendén, on-duty investigative leader at the Skövde police.

Clear cause of fire

According to police, it is unclear how the fire started. The police have launched a preliminary investigation into general carelessness.

- It is unclear if the site will be blocked off for technical investigation, says police spokesman Thomas Fuxborg.

Dogs could not be rescued

Highway 49 was closed when extinguishing work was going on. The traffic flowed again at 04:30, according to police.

The villa is completely burnt down. According to the emergency services, only the brick remains. The emergency services are still in place to monitor the fire.