- We keep the fire in check so that it does not spread, but we spray as little water as possible because we want to try to avoid environmentally hazardous extinguishing water flowing into Lake Mälaren, says Barry Levis who is external officer at Greater Stockholm Fire Brigade.
Barry Levis, external commander of the Greater Stockholm Fire Brigade.
Photo: Pia Heick / SVT
Smell of smoke over Stockholm
The rescue service still has a small force on site to monitor the fire, which continues to flare up in some places.
The area is cordoned off because there is a risk that the old factory could collapse.
The smell of smoke is still felt over large parts of Stockholm.
- It still smokes quite a lot from the place and it will do so for a while, says Barry Levis.
Has been burning all weekend
The fire in the old carbon dioxide factory has been going on since Friday night.
An important message to the public (VMA) was then sent out warning of the heavy smoke.
It is still unclear what caused the fire.
Hear more in the video about how to put out the factory shutdown.