The alarm came shortly after 8 pm. In total, units from five fire stations participated in fighting the fire.

By 10 p.m., it was off.

- The information I have is that a school's lengths were severely damaged, says Mathilda Borgström, duty officer at the Bergslagen police region.

One person has been arrested and the police have initiated a preliminary investigation into a serious arson.

- We have a detainee and have taken investigative measures, but I can not go into any details at the moment, says Mathilda Borgström.

There is no information that anyone was injured in connection with the fire.